Table 6.
AOM HCRU and related costs (N = 41,683, Pedianet 2010–2017).
| Year | FP Visit | Antibiotic Prescriptions | FP Clinic Diagnostic Exams | Specialist Visits | ED Visits | Hospitalizations | Hospitalization Because of AOM Complications | 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) | Average No. per Episode | Cost per Episode (EUR) | |||||
| 2010 | 1.05 | 25.08 | 0.93 | 9.75 | 0.18 | 3.07 | 0.04 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 1.71 | 0.0038 | 4.71 | 0.0016 | 3.38 | 48.47 | 112.88 | 690,641 | 3,778,699 |
| 2011 | 1.04 | 25.69 | 0.93 | 9.51 | 0.19 | 3.19 | 0.06 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.76 | 0.0039 | 4.85 | 0.0016 | 3.49 | 49.50 | 111.35 | 692,822 | 3,818,713 |
| 2012 | 1.05 | 26.57 | 0.91 | 8.56 | 0.22 | 3.42 | 0.04 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 1.81 | 0.0037 | 4.57 | 0.0015 | 3.27 | 49.00 | 106.93 | 692,199 | 3,626,825 |
| 2013 | 1.04 | 26.69 | 0.93 | 8.27 | 0.22 | 3.54 | 0.06 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 1.84 | 0.0042 | 5.14 | 0.0017 | 3.71 | 50.12 | 101.36 | 694,514 | 3,528,244 |
| 2014 | 1.04 | 26.84 | 0.90 | 8.07 | 0.23 | 3.55 | 0.05 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 1.84 | 0.0038 | 4.62 | 0.0013 | 2.84 | 48.68 | 92.70 | 695,475 | 3,138,425 |
| 2015 | 1.04 | 26.87 | 0.92 | 8.52 | 0.25 | 3.78 | 0.05 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1.84 | 0.0038 | 4.71 | 0.0016 | 3.51 | 50.10 | 89.06 | 689,172 | 3,075,020 |
| 2016 | 1.03 | 26.64 | 0.91 | 8.47 | 0.25 | 3.74 | 0.05 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.84 | 0.0031 | 3.84 | 0.0020 | 4.30 | 49.73 | 90.20 | 679,163 | 3,046,484 |
| 2017 | 1.03 | 26.88 | 0.91 | 8.53 | 0.27 | 3.95 | 0.05 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 1.86 | 0.0031 | 3.77 | 0.0020 | 4.27 | 50.09 | 82.28 | 670,057 | 2,761,576 |
| Average | 1.04 | 26.41 | 0.92 | 8.71 | 0.23 | 3.53 | 0.05 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1.81 | 0.00 | 4.53 | 0.00 | 3.63 | 49.46 | 98.35 | 688,005 | 3,346,748 |
† Standardized using total cost per episode in 2017 using the formula: (total cost per episode × regional incidence rate × regional population) ÷ 1000. AOM, acute otitis media; ED, emergency department; FP, family pediatrician; HCRU, healthcare resource utilization.