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Pediatric meningococcocal meningitis in the acute phase: how much does it cost?
- Source :
- Italian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 45, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2019), Italian Journal of Pediatrics
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background Meningococcal meningitis (MM) is known to be responsible of high cost for the Public Health Administration. Aim of the work is to calculate the costs for the hospitalization of pediatric patients affected by MM. Methods We calculate the costs for the hospitalization of pediatric patients affected by MM in the acute phase (HAP) over a nine year period. We performed a MEDLINE search to verify the cost of MM HAP reported in other studies. Results At Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, the median cost of HAP was of 12,604 euro (range from 9203 to 35,050 euro). Comparing our data with the previous studies, we find out similar results of approximately 16,750 euro (range 12,000–20,000 euro). Discussion Despite the relative rarety of the disease, MM is associated to direct high cost of HAP. Conclusions Hospital costs are an important end-point in health economic evaluation of the disease and may be useful to policy makers and health economists to understand the potential benefit of improving meningococcal vaccination programmes.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Cost
MEDLINE
Disease
Meningitis, Meningococcal
Hospital
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
030225 pediatrics
medicine
Humans
Meningitis
030212 general & internal medicine
Child
Children
health care economics and organizations
Maternal and child health
business.industry
Research
Public health
lcsh:RJ1-570
Infant
lcsh:Pediatrics
Health Care Costs
medicine.disease
Settore MED/38
Hospitalization
Vaccination
Italy
Child, Preschool
Acute Disease
Economic evaluation
Emergency medicine
Meningococcal meningitis
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18247288
- Volume :
- 45
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Italian Journal of Pediatrics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3bc5a6cebd58e2154c3a76ac1c0fa842