Estimate of the Costs Caused by Adverse Effects in Hospitalised Patients Due to Hip Fracture: Design of the Study and Preliminary Results.

David Cuesta-PeredoFrancisco José Tarazona SantabalbinaCarlos Borras-MañezAngel Belenguer-VareaJuan Antonio Avellana-ZaragozaFrancisco Javier Arteaga-Moreno

Published in: Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) (2018)

Through the analysis of the main clinical characteristics and the indirect estimation of the complexity of the patients, a simple calculation of the average cost of the attention and its adverse events can be designed in patients who are admitted due to hip fracture. Additionally, this tool can fit the welfare quality indicators by severity and cost.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
hip fracture
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes