Table 5.
Pneumonia HCRU and related costs (N = 3926, Pedianet 2010–2017).
| Year | FP Visit | Antibiotic Prescriptions | FP Clinic Diagnostic Exams | Specialist Visits | ED Visits | Hospitalizations | Total Cost Estimated per Episode (EUR) | Standardized Regional Incidence Rate × 1000 Person Years | Regional Population | Total Regional Expenditure † (EUR) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average No. per Episode | Cost per Episode (EUR) | Average No. per Episode | Cost per Episode (EUR) | Average No. per Episode | Cost per Episode (EUR) | Average No. per Episode | Cost per Episode (EUR) | Average No. per Episode | Cost per Episode (EUR) | Average No. per Episode | Cost per Episode (EUR) | |||||
| 2010 | 1.21 | 29.05 | 1.02 | 14.09 | 0.17 | 1.85 | 0.25 | 6.42 | 0.36 | 57.98 | 0.26 | 856.95 | 966.34 | 13.30 | 690,641 | 8,876,340 |
| 2011 | 1.20 | 29.66 | 1.04 | 13.46 | 0.22 | 2.49 | 0.29 | 7.24 | 0.32 | 54.37 | 0.23 | 780.63 | 887.84 | 10.81 | 692,822 | 6,649,394 |
| 2012 | 1.12 | 28.49 | 0.98 | 11.00 | 0.26 | 2.95 | 0.22 | 5.53 | 0.39 | 66.95 | 0.28 | 933.28 | 1048.20 | 7.48 | 692,199 | 5,427,211 |
| 2013 | 1.12 | 28.90 | 1.03 | 12.28 | 0.19 | 2.23 | 0.25 | 6.17 | 0.26 | 45.75 | 0.19 | 627.98 | 723.31 | 10.16 | 694,514 | 5,103,865 |
| 2014 | 1.15 | 29.49 | 1.08 | 14.31 | 0.18 | 2.08 | 0.23 | 5.72 | 0.17 | 30.16 | 0.12 | 412.45 | 494.21 | 14.33 | 695,475 | 4,925,374 |
| 2015 | 1.14 | 29.35 | 0.99 | 12.12 | 0.28 | 3.10 | 0.28 | 6.69 | 0.25 | 44.37 | 0.18 | 612.04 | 707.67 | 7.47 | 689,172 | 3,643,166 |
| 2016 | 1.12 | 28.71 | 0.98 | 11.07 | 0.30 | 3.22 | 0.21 | 4.99 | 0.25 | 44.66 | 0.19 | 625.64 | 718.29 | 7.49 | 679,163 | 3,653,891 |
| 2017 | 1.09 | 28.33 | 0.95 | 10.41 | 0.39 | 4.29 | 0.15 | 3.67 | 0.35 | 61.89 | 0.26 | 868.05 | 976.64 | 5.48 | 670,057 | 3,586,136 |
| Average | 1.14 | 29.00 | 1.01 | 12.34 | 0.25 | 2.78 | 0.24 | 5.80 | 0.29 | 50.77 | 0.21 | 714.63 | 815.31 | 9.57 | 688,005.38 | 5,233,172 |
† Standardized using total cost per episode in 2017 using the formula: (total cost per episode × regional incidence rate × regional population) ÷ 1000. ED, emergency department; FP, family pediatrician; HCRU, healthcare resource utilization.