Table 3.
Evaluation of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) for Hospitalisations in Other Regions of COPD Patients Resident in Puglia, Years 2005-2007
| Diagnosis | Evaluation | Year | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||
| Bronchitis not specified as acute or chronic | Admissions | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Cost | € 15,178.4 | € 2,169.48 | € 2,952.07 | € 20,299.95 | |
| Chronic bronchitis | Admissions | 306 | 303 | 288 | 897 |
| Cost | € 712,055.71 | € 753,420.51 | € 736,917.83 | € 2,202,394.05 | |
| Emphysema | Admissions | 21 | 15 | 18 | 54 |
| Cost | € 85,079.93 | € 57,816.16 | € 148,000.74 | € 290,896.83 | |
| Asthma | Admissions | 137 | 117 | 119 | 373 |
| Cost | € 166,621.48 | € 132,705.52 | € 130,916.59 | € 430,243.59 | |
| Bronchiectasis | Admissions | 29 | 35 | 25 | 89 |
| Cost | € 83,037.26 | € 100,831.61 | € 117,033.46 | € 300,902.33 | |
| Chronic airway obstruction not elsewhere classified | Admissions | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Cost | € 16,861.42 | € 2,345.28 | € 5,318.35 | € 24,525.05 | |
| Acute respiratory failure | Admissions | 259 | 161 | 138 | 558 |
| Cost | € 1,526,925.19 | € 1,001,694.14 | € 1,003,137.13 | € 3,531,756.46 | |
| Total | Admissions | 768 | 635 | 595 | 1998 |
| Cost | € 2,605,759.39 | € 2,050,982.70 | € 2,144,276.17 | € 6,801,018.26 | |