Comparative Analysis of Service Costs In Intensive Care Unit, Length of Stay and Mortality Rate Before and During the COVID 19 Pandemic

Authors : İlke KÜPELİ, Merve YAZICI KARA

Pages : 217-221

Doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.939523

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Publication Date : 2022-03-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare the average length of stay, mortality rates and service costs in intensive care unit provided to patients during October-November-December 2019 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(pre-pandemic);, with the average length of stay, mortality rates and service costs in intensive care unit during October-November-December 2020 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(pandemic);. Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional comparative, single-center study. The demographic data insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(age, gender);, average length of stay, mortality and hospital costs of intensive care patients during October-November-December 2019 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(pre-pandemic); were compared using the hospital records with the same data of patients in the same intensive care unit during October-November-December 2020 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(pandemic);, and the factors affecting the cost were investigated. Results: Of the 437 patients included in the study, 233 were hospiṫ aliż ed in pre-pandemic period and 204 in pandemic period. Pre-pandemic period mean age was 65.04 ± 17.0, and pandemic period mean age was 68.07 ± 15.1 years. The majority of the cases in both periods were male insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(57.9% and 63.2%);. Length of stay, cost and mortality rates were significantly higher in the pandemic group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p: 0.000);. There was a significant positive correlation between length of stay and cost insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p: 0.000);. Conclusion: It was found that intensive care costs increased considerably during the COVID 19 period, along with the increases in the length of stay and mortality rates. Advanced age and increase in length of stay were found to be correlated with mortality, but only length of stay was correlated with cost.
Keywords : COVID 19, Length Of Stay, ICU Cost, Mortality