Abstract
Objective
To estimate direct medical costs of diarrheal hospitalization of children <5 years admitted in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) or high dependency unit (HDU).
Methods
Analysis of medical records and hospital bills of 84 children during two time frames, 2005-08 and 2012-14.
Results
Direct medical costs in PICU increased from INR 17,941 to INR 50,663 per child for rotavirus diarrhea and INR 11,614 to INR 27,106 for non-rotavirus diarrhea, and in HDU from approximately INR 5,800 to INR 10,500 per child for all-cause diarrhea between the two time frames.
Conclusions
Costs of PICU and HDU care are high and should be included in costeffectiveness analysis of vaccination.
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Mathew, A., Srinivasan, R., Venugopal, S. et al. Direct medical costs in children with rotavirus and non-rotavirus diarrhea admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit and high dependency unit in Delhi. Indian Pediatr 53, 639–641 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-016-0902-4
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