Introduction: Stroke is a common cause of mortality in the United States. However, the economic burden of stroke on the healthcare system is not well known. In this study, we aim to calculate the annual cumulative and per-patient cost of stroke.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). We calculate annual trends in cost for stroke patients from 2006 to 2019. A multivariate linear regression with patient characteristics (e.g. age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index) as covariates was used to identify factors for higher costs.

Results: In this study time-period, 2,998,237 stroke patients presented to the ED and 2,481,171 (83 %) were admitted. From 2006 to 2019, the cumulative ED cost increased by a factor of 7.0 from 0.49 ± 0.03 to 3.91 ± 0.16 billion dollars (p < 0.001). The cumulative inpatient (IP) cost increased by a factor of 2.7 from 14.42 ± 0.78 to 37.06 ± 2.26 billion dollars (p < 0.001. Per-patient ED charges increased by a factor of 3.0 from 1950 ± 64 to 7818 ± 260 dollars (p < 0.001). Per-patient IP charges increased by 89 % from 40.22 +/- 1.12 to 76.06 ± 3.18 thousand dollars (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Strokes place an increasing financial burden on the US healthcare system. Certain patient demographics including age, male gender, more comorbidities, and insurance type were significantly associated with increased cost of care.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107663DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

increased factor
12
dollars 0001
12
healthcare system
8
calculate annual
8
stroke patients
8
2006 2019
8
cost increased
8
billion dollars
8
0001 per-patient
8
per-patient charges
8

Similar Publications

Viral infections in celiac disease: what should be considered for better management.

Clin Exp Med

December 2024

Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Following a gluten-free diet (GFD) is known as the main effective therapy available for celiac disease (CD) patients, which in some cases is not enough to heal all patients presentations completely. Accordingly, emerging researchers have focused on finding novel therapeutic/preventive strategies for this disorder. Moreover, previous studies have shown that celiac patients, especially untreated subjects, are at increased risk of developing viral and bacterial infections, which can become a challenge for the clinician.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

A narrative review of sleep and breast cancer: from epidemiology to mechanisms.

Cancer Causes Control

December 2024

Department of Clinical Nutrition, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death and the most common cancer among women worldwide. It is crucial to identify potentially modifiable risk factors to intervene and prevent breast cancer effectively. Sleep factors have emerged as a potentially novel risk factor for female breast cancer.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Youth's social status (popularity and likability) relates with social status goals as well as bullying and prosocial behaviors within the context of classroom norms for bullying and prosocial behaviors, but less clear is how each of these factors interrelates with each other. The current study empirically analyses the concurrent relationships among social status goals, bullying and prosocial behaviors, and classroom norms with social status. Participants were a nationally representative sample of 6,421 Slovenian early adolescents (50% females; M = 13 years; SD = 6 months).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Stone-event-free survival after retrograde intrarenal surgery: is the stone-free-status so relevant for the future outcomes?

Int Urol Nephrol

December 2024

Department of Urology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Do Porto, 8th floor, Largo Do Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001, Porto, Portugal.

Introduction: The primary aim of stone treatment is to achieve stone-free status. Residual fragments can cause stone growth, recurrence, urinary tract infections, and ureteric obstruction. Our goal was to describe the natural history of stone burden after retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) based on stone-free status (SFS), evaluating stone growth and stone-events.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: With the increasing demand for dialysis, there is a growing emphasis on patient-centered care. This study investigated patients' satisfaction levels with peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) care in Iran.

Methods: A cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted among 346 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) covered by the Iran Health Insurance Organization who received dialysis services from October to December 2022 across the country.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!