Table 2.
Healthcare resource utilization and costs for all-cause pneumonia for subjects ≥15 years of age in the Liguria region 2012–2018.
| Year | ED Visits (Not Followed by Hospitalization) | ED Visits + Other Hospitalization | Total Access to ED and Hospitalizations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Costs (€) | Cost per Event (€) | Number | Costs (€) | Cost per Event (€) | Number | Costs (€) | Cost per Event (€) | |
| 2012 | 1114 | 104,920 | 94.18 | 7210 | 32,028,752 | 4442 | 8324 | 32,133,672 | 3860 |
| 2013 | 1210 | 119,713 | 98.94 | 7459 | 32,968,282 | 4420 | 8669 | 33,087,995 | 3817 |
| 2014 | 1684 | 169,536 | 100.67 | 7765 | 35,275,129 | 4543 | 9446 | 35,444,665 | 3752 |
| 2015 | 1681 | 181,105 | 107.74 | 8689 | 38,705,514 | 4455 | 10,370 | 38,886,619 | 3750 |
| 2016 | 1600 | 177,025 | 110.64 | 8436 | 38,416,440 | 4554 | 10,036 | 38,593,465 | 3846 |
| 2017 | 1800 | 203,609 | 113.12 | 9326 | 40,576,454 | 4351 | 11,126 | 40,780,063 | 3665 |
| 2018 | 2126 | 234,526 | 110.31 | 10,346 | 43,694,624 | 4223 | 12,472 | 43,929,150 | 3522 |
| Weighted average | 168,954 | 106.15 | 37,845,435 | 4418 | 38,291,363 | 3219 | |||
ED: emergency department.