THE COST OF DRUG-RELATED MORBIDITY THAT LEAD TO EMERGENCY VISITS IN A BRAZILIAN HOSPITAL
Author(s)
Freitas G1, Balbinotto G2, Hughes D3, Heineck I1
1UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL, PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, 2Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 3Bangor University, Bangor, UK
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the costs associated with the management of patients who sought emergency care due to DRMs. METHODS: This study was a retrospective analysis of patients’ medical records. 535 patients sought emergency services over a six-month period in a large teaching hospital in Brazil and those with DRM were identified using a validated questionnaire. The direct medical costs of patient management were estimated using a micro-costing analysis, and a sensitivity analysis conducted using the emergency room visits rates due to DRM reported in the literature. All costs are presented in 2014 US$ (US$1=R$2.70). RESULTS:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-05, ISPOR 2015, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PRM38
Topic
Economic Evaluation, Study Approaches
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies
Disease
Multiple Diseases