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. 2022 Apr 26;6(4):469–481. doi: 10.1007/s41669-022-00330-w

Table 5.

Incremental costs associated with acute and chronic complications (with vs. without)

Cost difference
Minimum Maximum
Acute (per admission)

 Stroke [42, 43]

 Myocardial infarction [42]

 Acute chest syndrome [42]

 Vaso-occlusive crisis [38, 39, 42, 48]

 Acute kidney injury [42]

 Depression [44]

$56,316 [43]

$53,458

$26,299

$5335 [48]

$8205

$2616

$93,868 [42]

$13,944 [39]

Chronic (PPPY)

 Stroke year [43]

 End-stage renal disease [43]

 Pulmonary hypertension [42, 43]

 Chronic kidney disease [43]

 Post stroke year [42, 43]

 Vaso-occlusive crisis [47, 48]

 Heart failure [42]

 Nephrotoxicity [42]

 Opioid dependence [42]

 Neurocognitive impairment [42]

 Fatigue [42]

$230,066

$152,033

$19,343 [42]

$77,019

$9807 [42]

$4609 [48]

$32,505

$20,708

$17,345

$11,687

$4398

$89,930 [43]

$68,772 [43]

$45,155 [47]

All costs were adjusted to 2019 US$ using the Consumer Price Index. For additional details and study-specific adjustments, see Appendix Table B2

PPPY per patient per year