Estimating cost of in-patient medical care for stroke using Casemix data
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Results Data of 748 stroke patients were retrieved for analysis. The average length of hospital stay was 6.4 (SD: 3.1) days. The mean cost of medical care was RM 3696.40 (SD: 1842.10) per stroke patient per admission. Human resources made up the highest cost component (RM 1343.90, SD: 669.8) or 36% of the total cost of care, followed by medications (RM 867.30, SD: 432.40) and laboratory tests (RM 337.90, SD: 168.40). The cost increased by 15% when patient suffered from moderately severe stroke and further increased by 52% in the highest level of severity compared to mild stroke (p < 0.05). No significant differences were found when comparing costs between the sub-groups of age, gender and stroke sub-types. Conclusion There is a substantial cost involved in the care of inpatient stroke in this study. Further research involving other health care settings are required to better estimate the financial impact of stroke to this country.
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