PRS69 DIRECT MEDICAL COSTS OF SEVERE ASTHMA IN TWO COLOMBIAN REFERENCE CENTERS

the direct medical costs of breast cancer in isfahan-iran

Management of severe strongyloidiasis attended at reference centers in Spain

INTRODUCTION Strongyloides stercoralis is a globally distributed nematode that causes diverse clinical symptoms in humans. Spain, once considered an endemic country, has experienced a recent increase in imported cases. The introduction of serology helps diagnosis and is currently replacing microbiological techniques in some settings, but its sensitivity is variable and can be low in immunocompr...

Evaluation of Direct Medical Costs in Hospitalized Diabetic Patients After Health Reform Plan

Background and Objectives: Diabetes is one of the most expensive chronic diseases and a global public health problem. One of the objectives of implementing the Health Reform Plan (HRP) was to reduce the out-of-pocket payments for hospitalized patients. The present study was carried out with the aim of determining the direct medical costs in hospitalized diabetic patients after implementation of...

Excess direct medical costs of severe obesity by socioeconomic status in German adults

OBJECTIVE Excess direct medical costs of severe obesity are by far higher than of moderate obesity. At the same time, severely obese adults with low socioeconomic status (SES) may be expected to have higher excess costs than those with higher SES, e.g. due to more comorbidities. This study compares excess costs of severe obesity among German adults across different SES groups. METHODS In a su...

Lifetime direct medical costs of childhood obesity.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES An estimate of the lifetime medical costs of an obese child provides a benchmark of the potential per capita savings that could accrue from successful childhood obesity prevention efforts. We reviewed the literature to identify the best current estimate of the incremental lifetime per capita medical cost of an obese child in the United States today relative to a normal...