Neonatal Back-transport

Cost-effectiveness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9101033
AutoresCarl L Bose (0000-0002-8727-8640, University of Utah), Timothy R LaPine (University of Utah), August L Jung (University of Utah)
Año1985
Volumen23
Número1
Páginas14-19
Fecha de publicación1985-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
EditorialOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00005650-198501000-00002
PMID3918219
OpenAlexW1984004923
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas1

This study examines the cost-effectiveness of returning previously ill neonates to community hospitals after treatment in a tertiary center, a concept known as "back-transport." The authors compared the charges for medical care during convalescence of a group of back-transported infants (BT infants; n = 20) with a similar group of infants who remained in a tertiary center for convalescence (NT infants; n = 20). The total charges for convalescent care (inpatient plus transport charges) for 20 representative BT infants was $61,840, compared with $68,240 for 20 matched NT infants, an average savings of $320 per BT infant. The average daily bed charge and charges for laboratory tests and medications were significantly less for BT infants compared with NT infants, and these reductions offset the transport charges for BT infants. The authors conclude that back transport decreases the charges for medical care for most infants. Therefore, the decision to back-transport an individual infant usually can be based on factors other than cost

Convalescence · Tertiary care · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Emergency Medicine · Medicine · Neonatal Respiratory Health Research · Pharmaceutical studies and practices · Surgery · Pediatrics