Table 4.
Healthcare resource utilization and costs for meningitis for individuals ≥15 years of age in the Liguria region 2012–2018.
| Year | ED Visits + Other Hospitalization | Total Access to Hospitalization and ED | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Number | Costs (€) | Cost per Event (€) | Number | Costs (€) | Cost per Event (€) | |
| Pneumococcal meningitis | |||||||
| 2012 | 0 | 12 | 79,267 | 6606 | 12 | 79,267 | 6606 |
| 2013 | 0 | 15 | 147,537 | 9836 | 15 | 147,537 | 9836 |
| 2014 | 0 | 10 | 55,286 | 5529 | 10 | 55,286 | 5529 |
| 2015 | 0 | 20 | 260,327 | 13,016 | 20 | 260,327 | 13,016 |
| 2016 | 0 | 18 | 144,186 | 8010 | 18 | 144,186 | 8010 |
| 2017 | 0 | 23 | 262,049 | 11,393 | 23 | 262,049 | 11,393 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 175,319 | 9227 | 19 | 175,319 | 9227 |
| Weighted average |
178,438 | 9606 | 178,438 | 9606 | |||
| Unspecified meningitis | |||||||
| 2012 | 0 | 10 | 104,321 | 10,432 | 10 | 104,321 | 10,432 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 78,047 | 19,512 | 5 | 78,347 | 15,669 |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 | 50,587 | 6323 | 8 | 50,587 | 6323 |
| 2015 | 1 | 10 | 113,323 | 11,332 | 11 | 113,384 | 10,308 |
| 2016 | 0 | 9 | 66,686 | 7410 | 9 | 66,686 | 7410 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 | 40,988 | 6831 | 6 | 40,988 | 6831 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 | 93,125 | 9313 | 10 | 93,125 | 9313 |
| Weighted average |
81,942 | 9598 | 82,444 | 9279 | |||
ED: emergency department.