• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Cost Of Inpatient Pediatric Type 1 Dıabetes Care In Turkey: Sıngle Center Experıence
  • Contributor: CAM, Eren; KURUTKAN, Mehmet Nurullah; ARSLANOĞLU, İlknur; BÜTÜNER, Okan
  • Published: Konuralp Medical Journal, 2021
  • Published in: Konuralp Tıp Dergisi, 13 (2021) 2, Seite 273-280
  • Language: Not determined
  • DOI: 10.18521/ktd.774512
  • ISSN: 1309-3878
  • Keywords: General Medicine
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  • Description: Objective: To explore the financial cost of type 1 diabetic (T1D) children and adolescents during inpatient management for various reasons. Method: Ten years of electronic hospital records (2009-2018) of the pediatric ward were screened retrospectively and hospitalizations with a confirmed diagnose of T1D were analyzed. Costs are grouped as laboratory tests, clinical interventions, drugs, medical supplies, and total costs before being converted to US dollars according to the mid-year index published by the Central Bank of Turkey. Descriptive statistics and comparisons against patient-specific characteristics are presented. Results: There were 400 eligible cases. Cost per case for the hospital and for the Social Security Institution (SSI) were $268 and $309 respectively. The clinical intervention was the largest (49.84 vs 55.33 %) and that of medical supplies was the smallest (0.43 vs 0.55 %) component of the cost. Blood pH, HbA1c, having a single parent, and the number of days in the ward were parameters influencing total cost significantly (p