Resource utilization and cost of influenza requiring hospitalization in Canadian adults: A study from the serious outcomes surveillance network of the Canadian Immunization Research Network.
Carita NgLingyun YeStephen G NoorduynMargaret HuxEdward ThommesRon GoereeArdith AmbroseMelissa K AndrewTodd HatchetteGuy BoivinWilliam BowieMay ElSherifKaren GreenJennie JohnstoneKevin KatzJason LeblancMark LoebDonna MacKinnon-CameronAnne McCarthyJanet McElhaneyAllison McGeerAndre PoirierJeff PowisDavid RichardsonRohita SharmaMakeda SemretStephanie SmithDaniel SmythGrant StiverSylvie TrottierLouis ValiquetteDuncan WebsterShelly A McNeilnull nullnull nullPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2018)
The cost of laboratory-confirmed influenza was higher than previous estimates, driven mostly by length of stay and analyzing only laboratory-confirmed influenza cases. The true per-patient cost of influenza-related hospitalization has been underestimated, and prevention programs should be evaluated in this context.