Table 4.
Duration of hospitalization and cost differences between prevalent and incidental deliria in stroke, pneumonia and heart insufficiency
| Variation of the length of stay in the German diagnosis-related groups main diagnosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main diagnosis | Stroke | Stroke | Pneumonia | Pneumonia | Heart insufficiency | Heart insufficiency |
| Delirium type | Prevalent | Incidental | Prevalent | Incidental | Prevalent | Incidental |
| Duration of hospitalization | –– | + 2.13 days | − 4 days | + 3.93 days | − 4 days | + 2.12 days |
| Costs | + 550 € | + 1000 € | + 550 € | |||