Costs of Medial Care of MRSA Patients at the End-of-Life in a Geriatric Ward

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Thomas AdelhardtOliver Schöffski

Abstract

The present study addresses the financial effects of incidences of MRSA in the geriatric ward of a German hospital on patients receiving end-of-life care. The main cost drivers will be identified and the costs calculated. A retrospective analysis for a period of one year was conducted for the geriatric ward of a German hospital. In addition to the duration of the patient's stay and the total costs of his/her case, individual cost categories such as personnel and material costs were also examined. In order to enable a cost comparison of MRSA-positive and MRSA-negative patients, matching was used. T-tests were used for purposes of comparison with the case groups. A total of 107 cases were included in the study; in 27 of these cases, MRSA was detected. Patients with MRSA were found to have a longer average stay and to incur higher average costs. There were no statistically significant differences in the duration of hospital stay between MRSA-positive and MRSA-negative patients. Furthermore, no statistically significant differences were seen in the total costs per case. Significantly higher daily personnel costs for nursing staff were observed for MRSA-positive patients in the case group of patients with lower than average total co...Continue Reading

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Apr 27, 2019·Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie·Oliver PrzibilleBernd Nowak

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