Health economic burden of Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia

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ID22067876
AuthorsKhalidah A Alenzi (0000-0003-1512-4332, Ministry of Health, corresponding author), Hamdan S Al-malky (0000-0002-1825-8304, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University), Ali F Altebainawi (0000-0002-7862-5778, King Saud University), Hamidah Q Abushomi (0000-0002-4690-4107, Dammam Central Hospital), Fahad O Alatawi (0000-0002-3230-2279, King Fahad Specialist Hospital), Moosa H Atwadi (0000-0002-1206-2001, Ministry of Health), Moosa A Khobrani (0000-0002-3955-3708, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital), Dlal Almazrou (0000-0002-6054-3950, King Saud Medical City), Dlal A Almazrou, Nariman Alrubeh (0000-0002-6556-8460, Qatif Central Hospital), Zainab A Alsoliabi (0000-0002-1944-8468, Qatif Central Hospital), Abdulaziz M Kardam (0000-0002-1566-1704, Ministry of Health), Shakr A Alghamdi (0000-0002-4701-8297, Ministry of Health), Abdulrahman Alasiri (0000-0003-0070-2742, Ministry of Health), Maher H Albalwi (Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital), Thamir M Alshammari (0000-0002-5630-2468, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume10
Pages927494-927494
Publication date2022-10-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2022.927494
PMID36388318
OpenAlexW4306871213
LanguageEN
References cited21

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has added a massive economic burden on health care systems worldwide. Saudi Arabia is one of the numerous countries that have been economically affected by this pandemic. The objective of this study was to provide real-world data on the health economic burden of COVID-19 on the Saudi health sector and assess the direct medical costs associated with the management of COVID-19. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted based on data collected from patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across 10 institutions in eight different regions in Saudi Arabia. The study calculated the direct medical costs of all cases during the study period by using SAS statistical analysis software. These costs included costs directly related to medical services, such as the health care treatment, hospital stays, laboratory investigations, treatment, outcome, and other related care. Results: A total of 5,286 adult patients admitted with COVID-19 during the study period were included in the study. The average age of the patients was 54 years, and the majority were male (79%). Among the COVID-19 patients hospitalized in a general ward, the median hospital length of stay was 5.5 days (mean: 9.18 days), while the ICU stay was 4.2 days (mean: 7.94 days). The total medical costs for general ward and ICU patients were US$ 38,895 and US$ 24,207,296.9, respectively. The total laboratory investigations ranked as the highest-cost services US$ 588,975 followed by treatment US$ 3,886,509.8. Overall, the total cost of all medical services for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 was US$ 51,572,393.4. Conclusion: This national study found that COVID-19 was not only a serious concern for patients but also a serious economic burden on the health care system in Saudi Arabia

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Betacoronavirus · Disease · Environmental health · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pathology · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Virology

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