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Newborn risk factors and costs of neonatal intensive care.
- Source :
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Pediatrics [Pediatrics] 1981 Sep; Vol. 68 (3), pp. 313-21. - Publication Year :
- 1981
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Abstract
- To understand the sources of the high costs of neonatal intensive care, financial and medical information on 1,185 admissions to an intensive care nursery was gathered. Multiple regression analysis showed that a significant portion of the variation in individual costs was explained by three measures of risk: low birth weight, surgical intervention, and assisted ventilation. There was a highly skewed distribution of costs. Nearly half of all admissions had none of the above risk factors, had an average cost of about $2,000, and accounted for only 13% of the total costs for the whole sample. In contrast, less than one quarter of the admissions had two or more of the risk factors, had an average cost of $19,800, and accounted for nearly 60% of the total costs. Models that predict costs and length of stay on a basis of seven risk factors were developed to allow for differences in patient populations.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0031-4005
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6792583