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Demem K, Tesfahun E, Nigussie F, Shibabaw AT, Ayenew T, Messelu MA. Time to death and its predictors among adult patients on mechanical ventilation admitted to intensive care units in West Amhara comprehensive specialized hospitals, Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study. BMC Anesthesiol 2024; 24:114. [PMID: 38521916 PMCID: PMC10960484 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-024-02495-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Mechanical ventilation is the most common intervention for patients with respiratory failure in the intensive care unit. There is limited data from African countries, including Ethiopia on time to death and its predictors among patients on mechanical ventilators. Therefore, this study aimed to assess time to death and its predictors among adult patients on mechanical ventilation admitted in comprehensive specialized hospitals in West Amhara, Ethiopia. METHODS An institutional-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2022. A simple random sampling was used to select a total of 391 patients' charts. Data were collected using data the extraction tool, entered into Epi-data version 4.6.0, and exported to STATA version 14 for analysis. Kaplan-Meier failure curve and the log-rank test were fitted to explore the survival difference among groups. The Cox regression model was fitted, and variables with a p-value < 0.25 in the bivariable Cox regression were candidates for the multivariable analysis. In the multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression, an adjusted hazard ratio with 95% confidence intervals were reported to declare the strength of association between mortality and predictors when a p value is < 0.05. RESULTS A total of 391 mechanically ventilated patients were followed for 4098 days at risk. The overall mortality of patients on mechanical ventilation admitted to the intensive care units was 62.2%, with a median time to death of 16 days (95% CI: 11, 22). Those patients who underwent tracheostomy procedure (AHR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.20, 0.80), received cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (AHR = 8.78, 95% CI: 5.38, 14.35), being hypotensive (AHR = 2.96, 95% CI: 1.11, 7.87), and had a respiratory rate less than 12 (AHR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.48, 5.07) were statistically significant predictors of time to death among mechanically ventilated patients. CONCLUSION The mortality rate of patients on mechanical ventilation was found to be high and the time to death was short. Being cardiopulmonary resuscitated, hypotensive, and had lower respiratory rate were significant predictors of time to death, whereas patients who underwent tracheostomy was negatively associated with time to death. Tracheostomy is needed for patients who received longer mechanical ventilation, and healthcare providers should give a special attention for patients who are cardiopulmonary resuscitated, hypotensive, and have lower respiratory rate.
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- Kenubish Demem
- Nigist Eleni Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hosaena, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Public health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Birhan University, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Birhan University, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
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Jacobs K, Roman E, Lambert J, Moke L, Scheys L, Kesteloot K, Roodhooft F, Cardoen B. Variability drivers of treatment costs in hospitals: A systematic review. Health Policy 2021; 126:75-86. [PMID: 34969532 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2021.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Studies on variability drivers of treatment costs in hospitals can provide the necessary information for policymakers and healthcare providers seeking to redesign reimbursement schemes and improve the outcomes-over-cost ratio, respectively. This systematic literature review, focusing on the hospital perspective, provides an overview of studies focusing on variability in treatment cost, an outline of their study characteristics and cost drivers, and suggestions on future research methodology. METHODS We adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. We searched PubMED/MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, Science direct, OvidSP and Cochrane library. Two investigators extracted and appraised data for citation until October 2020. RESULTS 90 eligible articles were included. Patient, treatment and disease characteristics and, to a lesser extent, outcome and institutional characteristics were identified as significant variables explaining cost variability. In one-third of the studies, the costing method was classified as unclear due to the limited explanation provided by the authors. CONCLUSION Various patient, treatment and disease characteristics were identified to explain hospital cost variability. The limited transparency on how hospital costs are defined is a remarkable observation for studies wherein cost variability is the main focus. Recommendations relating to variables, costs, and statistical methods to consider when designing and conducting cost variability studies were provided.
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- Karel Jacobs
- KU Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, LIGB (Leuven Institute for Health Policy), Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, IORT (Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training), Leuven, Belgium; Vlerick Business School, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Vlerick Business School, Ghent, Belgium; KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, Leuven, Belgium
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- Ghent University Hospital, department of Dermatology, Ghent, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, IORT (Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training), Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, IORT (Institute for Orthopaedic Research and Training), Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, LIGB (Leuven Institute for Health Policy), Leuven, Belgium
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- Vlerick Business School, Ghent, Belgium; KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, Leuven, Belgium
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- Vlerick Business School, Ghent, Belgium; KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business, Leuven, Belgium
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Factors affecting adult intensive care units costs by using the bottom-up and top-down costing methodology in OECD countries: A systematic review. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2021; 66:103080. [PMID: 34059412 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2021.103080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To review the studies, which calculated the total intensive care unit costs and indicated the main cost drivers in the intensive care by using either top-down, bottom-up approach or the combination of them. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY/DESIGNS A systematic review of papers published until October 2020 was conducted. Search was performed on PubMed, Medline, Scopus and Science Direct databases. SETTING This review i examined costs in adult intensive care units, in countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (medical, surgical or general adult , paediatric and neonatal were not included). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Eighteen articles were included in the review. RESULTS Eight of the studies used the top-down costing methodology, six of them used the bottom-up approach and four of them used both of them. The mean total patient cost per day ranged from €200.75 to €4321.91 (all costs are presented in 2020 values for euro). Human resources were identified as the largest proportion of total costs. Length of stay, mechanical ventilation, continuous haemodialysis and severe illness are the main cost drivers of intensive care unit total costs. CONCLUSION There are a variety of methods and study designs used to calculate costs of an intensive care unit stay.t It is necessary to evolve standardised costing methods in order to make comparisons and succeed in cost-effective management.
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Ethgen O, Goldstein J, Harenski K, Mekontso Dessap A, Morimont P, Quintel M, Combes A. A preliminary cost-effectiveness analysis of lung protective ventilation with extra corporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO 2R) in the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). J Crit Care 2021; 63:45-53. [PMID: 33618281 PMCID: PMC7972812 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2021.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background Mechanical ventilation (MV) is the cornerstone in the management of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Recent research suggests that decreasing the intensity of MV using lung protective ventilation (LPV) with lower tidal volume (Vt) and driving pressure (∆P) could improve survival. Extra-corporal CO2 removal (ECCO2R) precisely enables LPV by allowing lower Vt, ∆P and mechanical power while maintaining PaCO2 within a physiologic range. This study evaluates the potential cost-effectiveness of ECCO2R-enabled LPV in France. Methods We modelled the distribution over time of ventilated ARDS patients across 3 health-states (alive & ventilated, alive & weaned from ventilation, dead). We compared the outcomes of 3 strategies: MV (no ECCO2R), LPV (ECCO2R when PaCO2 > 55 mmHg) and Ultra-LPV (ECCO2R for all). Patients characteristics, ventilation settings, survival and lengths of stay were derived from a large ARDS epidemiology study. Survival benefits associated with lower ∆P were taken from the analysis of more than 3000 patients enrolled in 9 randomized trials. Health outcomes were expressed in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were computed with both Day 60 cost and Lifetime cost. Results Both LPV and ULPV as enabled by ECCO2R provided favorable results at Day 60 as compared to MV. Survival rates were increased with the protective strategies, notably with ULPV that provided even more manifest benefits as compared to MV. LPV and ULPV produced +0.162 and + 0.627 incremental QALYs as compared to MV, respectively. LPV and ULPV costs were augmented because of their survival benefits. Nonetheless, ICERs of LPV and ULPV vs. MV were all well below the €50,000 threshold. ULPV also presented with favorable ICERs as compared to LPV (i.e. less than €25,000/QALY). Conclusions ECCO2R-enabled LPV strategies might provide cost-effective survival benefit. Additional data from interventional and observational studies are needed to support this preliminary model-based analysis.
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- Oliver Ethgen
- SERFAN Innovation, Namur, Belgium; Department of Public Health, Epidemiology & Health Economics, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL, USA
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- UPEC, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, Groupe de Recherche Clinique CARMAS, Créteil F-94010, France; APHP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri Mondor, Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation, Créteil F-94010, France
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- GIGA-Laboratory of Critical Care Basic Sciences, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Göttingen Medical Center Von-Siebold-Straße 3, 37075 Göttingen, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, UMRS_1166-ICAN, Institute of Cardio Metabolism and Nutrition, F-75013 Paris, France; Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Institut de Cardiologie, APHP Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, F-75013 Paris, France
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Merino-Osorio C, Velásquez M, Reveco R, Marmolejo JI, Fu C. 24/7 Physical Therapy Intervention With Adult Patients in a Chilean Intensive Care Unit: A Cost-Benefit Analysis in a Developing Country. Value Health Reg Issues 2020; 23:99-104. [PMID: 33171360 DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2020.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Physiotherapy in an adult intensive care unit (ICU) affects health outcome. To justify the investment in ICU physical therapy, the cost savings associated with its benefits need to be established. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the potential cost savings of implementing 24-hour, 7-days-per-week physiotherapist (24/7-PT) in a Chilean public high-complex specialized ICU. METHODS Using clinical data from a literature review and a micro-costing technique, we conducted a cost-benefit analysis in the National Institute of Thorax in Chile. Our example scenario involves 697 theoretical admissions of adult patients with cardiovascular or respiratory diseases, and the costs and benefits by reduction of length of stay in ICU, days of mechanical ventilation, and days with respiratory infections during the first year and 5 years of admissions. A sensitivity analysis was considered according to the variability in total costs, production income, and clinical benefits. RESULTS Net cost savings generated in our example scenario demonstrate that the implementation of 24/7-PT produces a minimum saving for the institution of $16 242 during the first year and $69 351 over a 5-year interval considering individual income production. Out of the 30 scenarios included in the sensitivity analyses, 26 (87%) demonstrated net savings. CONCLUSIONS A financial model, based on literature review and actual cost data, projects that 24/7-PT intervention is a cost-benefit alternative in adult ICU patients with cardiovascular or respiratory diseases in Chile. It is necessary a scenario of at least 3 sessions per day with insurance payment for individual treatments to support the long-term implementation of a 24/7-PT program.
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- Catalina Merino-Osorio
- School of Physical Therapy, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.
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- Centro de Excelencia CIGES, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile; Department of Medical Specialties Faculty of Medicine Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Centro de Excelencia CIGES, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile; Department of Administration and Economy, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- School of Physical Therapy, Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile; Instituto Nacional del Tórax, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Speech, and Occupational Therapy, Universidade São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Impact of mechanical ventilation on the daily costs of ICU care: a systematic review and meta regression. Epidemiol Infect 2019; 147:e314. [PMID: 31802726 PMCID: PMC7003623 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819001900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The impact of mechanical ventilation on the daily costs of intensive care unit (ICU) care is largely unknown. We thus conducted a systematic search for studies measuring the daily costs of ICU stays for general populations of adults (age ≥18 years) and the added costs of mechanical ventilation. The relative increase in the daily costs was estimated using random effects meta regression. The results of the analyses were applied to a recent study calculating the excess length-of-stay associated with ICU-acquired (ventilator-associated) pneumonia, a major complication of mechanical ventilation. The search identified five eligible studies including a total of 54 766 patients and ~238 037 patient days in the ICU. Overall, mechanical ventilation was associated with a 25.8% (95% CI 4.7%–51.2%) increase in the daily costs of ICU care. A combination of these estimates with standardised unit costs results in approximate daily costs of a single ventilated ICU day of €1654 and €1580 in France and Germany, respectively. Mechanical ventilation is a major driver of ICU costs and should be taken into account when measuring the financial burden of adverse events in ICU settings.
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Ricci de Araújo T, Papathanassoglou E, Gonçalves Menegueti M, Auxiliadora-Martins M, Grespan Bonacim CA, Lessa do Valle ME, Laus AM. Urgent need for standardised guidelines for reporting healthcare costs in ICUs - Results of an integrative review of costing methodologies. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2019; 54:39-45. [PMID: 31350065 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2019.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Diverse costing methodologies in critical care have produced discrepant results. We aimed to critically review studies addressing critical care patients' costs, to estimate total costs and cost categories and to delineate methodologies used and relevant limitations. METHODS Integrative review based on key-word searches of electronic databases targeting primary studies that report estimates of patient cost, in the last 21 years. We assessed the level transparency of reporting and the quality of the studies, by the SIGN tool. RESULTS Overall, 12 research articles were included, of which eight studies mentioned the specific approach used to identify the elements of cost. Most studies employed a micro-costing and one study a macro-costing approach. With regard to approaches to valuation of cost components, only one study identified the bottom-up approach. The total patient cost ranged from US$ 487 to US$ 39,300 and human resources was identified as the cost category mostly driving total costs. CONCLUSIONS Although valid methodologies to evaluate critical care patients' costs, such as micro-costing, are employed more frequently, a variety of non-standardized methods are still used. There is a pressing need to develop standardised guidelines for reporting of observational studies of cost in healthcare, with particular considerations for critical care.
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- University of São Paulo, Division of Intensive Medicine of Clinical Hospital of Medical School at Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
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- University of São Paulo, College of Nursing at Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Rotta BP, Silva JMD, Fu C, Goulardins JB, Pires-Neto RDC, Tanaka C. Relationship between availability of physiotherapy services and ICU costs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 44:184-189. [PMID: 30043883 PMCID: PMC6188682 DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37562017000000196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether 24-h availability of physiotherapy services decreases ICU costs in comparison with the standard 12 h/day availability among patients admitted to the ICU for the first time. METHODS This was an observational prevalence study involving 815 patients ≥ 18 years of age who had been on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) for ≥ 24 h and were discharged from an ICU to a ward at a tertiary teaching hospital in Brazil. The patients were divided into two groups according to h/day availability of physiotherapy services in the ICU: 24 h (PT-24; n = 332); and 12 h (PT-12; n = 483). The data collected included the reasons for hospital and ICU admissions; Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score; IMV duration, ICU length of stay (ICU-LOS); and Omega score. RESULTS The severity of illness was similar in both groups. Round-the-clock availability of physiotherapy services was associated with shorter IMV durations and ICU-LOS, as well as with lower total, medical, and staff costs, in comparison with the standard 12 h/day availability. CONCLUSIONS In the population studied, total costs and staff costs were lower in the PT-24 group than in the PT-12 group. The h/day availability of physiotherapy services was found to be a significant predictor of ICU costs.
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- Bruna Peruzzo Rotta
- . Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.,. Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil
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- . Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.,. JMS Ciência e Saúde, São Paulo (SP) Brasil
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- . Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.,. Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil
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- . Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.,. Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo (SP) Brasil
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- . Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.,. Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil
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- . Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil.,. Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil
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Zisk-Rony RY, Weissman C, Weiss YG. Mechanical ventilation patterns and trends over 20 years in an Israeli hospital system: policy ramifications. Isr J Health Policy Res 2019; 8:20. [PMID: 30709421 PMCID: PMC6357444 DOI: 10.1186/s13584-019-0291-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Mechanical ventilation is a life supporting modality increasingly utilized when caring for severely ill patients. Its increasing use has extended the survival of the critically ill leading to increasing healthcare expenditures. We examined changes in the hospital-wide use of mechanical ventilation over 20 years (1997–2016) in two Israeli hospitals to determine whether there were specific patterns (e.g. seasonality, weekday vs. weekend) and trends (e.g. increases or decreases) among various hospital departments and units. Methods Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on all mechanically ventilated patients over 20-years in a two-hospital Israeli medical system was performed. Data were collected for each hospital unit caring for ventilated patients. Time-series analysis examined short and long-term trends, seasonality and intra-week variation. Results Over two decades overall ventilator-days increased from 11,164 (31 patients/day) in 1997 to 24,317 (67 patients/day) in 2016 mainly due to more patients ventilated on internal medicine wards (1997: 4 patients/day; 2016: 24 patients/day). The increases in other hospital areas did not approach the magnitude of the internal medicine wards increases. Ventilation on wards reflected the insufficient number of ICU beds in Israel. A detailed snapshot over 4 months of patients ventilated on internal medicine wards (n = 745) showed that they tended to be elderly (median age 75 years) and that 24% were ventilated for more than a week. Hospital-wide ventilation patterns were the weighted sum of the various individual patient units with the most noticeable pattern being peak winter prevalence on the internal medical wards and in the emergency department. This seasonality is not surprising, given the greater incidence of respiratory ailments in winter. Conclusions Increased mechanical ventilation plus seasonality have budgetary, operational and staffing consequences for individual hospitals and the entire healthcare system. The Israeli healthcare leadership needs to plan and support expanding, equipping and staffing acute and chronic care units that are staffed by providers trained to care for such complex patients. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13584-019-0291-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Care Service and Hospital Administration, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Kiryat Hadassah POB 12000, 91120, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Care Service and Hospital Administration, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Kiryat Hadassah POB 12000, 91120, Jerusalem, Israel
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Urizzi F, Tanita MT, Festti J, Cardoso LT, Matsuo T, Grion CM. Caring for critically ill patients outside intensive care units due to full units: a cohort study. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2017; 72:568-574. [PMID: 29069261 PMCID: PMC5629747 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2017(09)08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to analyze the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of critically ill patients who were denied intensive care unit admission due to the unavailability of beds and to estimate the direct costs of treatment. METHODS A prospective cohort study was performed with critically ill patients treated in a university hospital. All consecutive patients denied intensive care unit beds due to a full unit from February 2012 to February 2013 were included. The data collected included clinical data, calculation of costs, prognostic scores, and outcomes. The patients were followed for data collection until intensive care unit admission or cancellation of the request for the intensive care unit bed. Vital status at hospital discharge was noted, and patients were classified as survivors or non-survivors considering this endpoint. RESULTS Four hundred and fifty-four patients were analyzed. Patients were predominantly male (54.6%), and the median age was 62 (interquartile range (ITQ): 47 - 73) years. The median APACHE II score was 22.5 (ITQ: 16 - 29). Invasive mechanical ventilation was used in 298 patients (65.6%), and vasoactive drugs were used in 44.9% of patients. The median time of follow-up was 3 days (ITQ: 2 - 6); after this time, 204 patients were admitted to the intensive care unit and 250 had the intensive care unit bed request canceled. The median total cost per patient was US$ 5,945.98. CONCLUSIONS Patients presented a high severity in terms of disease scores, had multiple organ dysfunction and needed multiple invasive therapeutic interventions. The study patients received intensive care with specialized consultation during their stay in the hospital wards and presented high costs of treatment.
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- Fabiane Urizzi
- Pos-graduacao, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, BR
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- Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Adulto, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, BR
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, BR
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, BR
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- Departamento de Estatistica, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, BR
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, BR
- *Corresponding author. E-mail:
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Shukla VV, Nimbalkar SM, Ganjiwale JD, John D. Direct Cost of Critical Illness Associated Healthcare Expenditures among Children Admitted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Rural India. Indian J Pediatr 2016; 83:1065-70. [PMID: 27246828 DOI: 10.1007/s12098-016-2165-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the direct costs involved in treatment of children receiving intensive care in a university-affiliated teaching hospital and its associated implications on the children's families, in rural India. METHODS It was a prospective observational study for cost-analysis using questionnaire based interviews and billing records data collection for admissions to the PICU over 27 consecutive months (January 2010 through March 2012). RESULTS A total of 784 children were admitted to the unit during the assessment period. Full details of 633 children were included for analysis. The average length of stay was 6.16 d, average hospital expenditure was US$185.67, average hospital expenses per day was US$44.00, average pharmacy expenditure was US$109.67 and average pharmacy expenditure per day was US$20.62 per patient. Children who were ventilated had approximately 61 % more expense per day as compared to non-ventilated ones. Boys and those with health insurance reported higher length of stay. Linear hierarchical regression with backward LR model showed that mechanical ventilation, multiple organ dysfunction, length of stay and insurance cover were the variables significantly affecting the final expenses. CONCLUSIONS There is a high direct expenditure incurred by families of children receiving intensive care when seen in perspective of high rates of extreme poverty in rural India. These high expenditures make critical care unaffordable to majority of the population lacking insurance cover in resource limited regions with limited universal health coverage, which ultimately leads to suboptimal care and high childhood mortality. It is highly imperative for the governments and global health organizations to be sensitive towards this issue and to plan strategies for the same across different nations.
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- Vivek V Shukla
- Division of Neonatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Community Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, 388325, India.
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- Department of Health Economics, People's Open Access Education Initiative, 34 Stafford Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 9HN, UK
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Karabatsou D, Tsironi M, Tsigou E, Boutzouka E, Katsoulas T, Baltopoulos G. Variable cost of ICU care, a micro-costing analysis. Intensive Crit Care Nurs 2016; 35:66-73. [PMID: 27080569 DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2016.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Intensive care unit (ICU) costs account for a great part of a hospital's expenses. The objective of the present study was to measure the patient-specific cost of ICU treatment, to identify the most important cost drivers in ICU and to examine the role of various contributing factors in cost configuration. A retrospective cost analysis of all ICU patients who were admitted during 2011 in a Greek General, seven-bed ICU and stayed for at least 24hours was performed, by applying bottom-up analysis. Data collected included demographics and the exact cost of every single material used for patients' care. Prices were yielded from the hospital's purchasing costs and from the national price list of the imaging and laboratory tests, which was provided by the Ministry of Health. A total of 138 patients were included. Variable cost per ICU day was €573.18. A substantial cost variation was found in the total costs obtained for individual patients (median: €3443, range: €243.70-€116,355). Medicines were responsible for more than half of the cost and antibiotics accounted for the largest part of it, followed by blood products and cardiovascular drugs. Medical cause of admission, severe illness and increased length of stay, mechanical ventilation and dialysis were the factors associated with cost escalation. ICU variable cost is patient-specific, varies according to each patient's needs and is influenced by several factors. The exact estimation of variable cost is a pre-requisite in order to control ICU expenses.
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- Dimitra Karabatsou
- University ICU, Ag. Anargiroi General Hospital, Kaliftaki 41, 14564 Kiffissia, Greece.
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- University ICU, Ag. Anargiroi General Hospital, Kaliftaki 41, 14564 Kiffissia, Greece.
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- University ICU, Ag. Anargiroi General Hospital, Kaliftaki 41, 14564 Kiffissia, Greece.
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- Nursing Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; University ICU, Ag. Anargiroi General Hospital, Kaliftaki 41, 14564 Kiffissia, Greece.
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- Nursing Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; University ICU, Ag. Anargiroi General Hospital, Kaliftaki 41, 14564 Kiffissia, Greece.
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Critical Care Medicine Beds, Use, Occupancy, and Costs in the United States: A Methodological Review. Crit Care Med 2016; 43:2452-9. [PMID: 26308432 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This article is a methodological review to help the intensivist gain insights into the classic and sometimes arcane maze of national databases and methodologies used to determine and analyze the ICU bed supply, use, occupancy, and costs in the United States. Data for total ICU beds, use, and occupancy can be derived from two large national healthcare databases: the Healthcare Cost Report Information System maintained by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the proprietary Hospital Statistics of the American Hospital Association. Two costing methodologies can be used to calculate U.S. ICU costs: the Russell equation and national projections. Both methods are based on cost and use data from the national hospital datasets or from defined groups of hospitals or patients. At the national level, an understanding of U.S. ICU bed supply, use, occupancy, and costs helps provide clarity to the width and scope of the critical care medicine enterprise within the U.S. healthcare system. This review will also help the intensivist better understand published studies on administrative topics related to critical care medicine and be better prepared to participate in their own local hospital organizations or regional critical care medicine programs.
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Halpern NA, Pastores SM. Understanding the Russell equation and projection estimates to describe critical care costs in the USA. Intensive Care Med 2015; 41:1828-30. [PMID: 26077072 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-015-3876-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Neil A Halpern
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, C-1179, New York, NY, 10065, USA. .,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, C-1179, New York, NY, 10065, USA. .,Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
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Abdul-Jabbar S, Bates I, Davies G, Shulman R. An analysis of medicine costs of adult patients on a critical care unit. J Crit Care 2013; 29:472.e7-12. [PMID: 24529298 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Revised: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the costs of medicines used to treat critically ill patients in an intensive care environment and to correlate this with severity of illness and mortality. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted at a London Teaching Hospital Critical Care Unit. Data were collected for patients who were either discharged or died during September 2011 and stayed longer than 48 hours. The drug cost was related to 150 drugs that were then related to patient's acuity and outcome. RESULTS The median daily drug cost of the 85 patients was £26. The highest cost patients in the 85th percentile had significantly higher daily drug costs (median, £403) and higher scores for patient acuity. Patients with hematologic malignancy had a median daily drug cost (£561) more than 20 times higher than those without. A regression analysis based on patient's diversity explained 93% of the variance in the daily drug cost. CONCLUSIONS Although the median daily drug cost for an adult critically ill patient was low, this cost significantly escalated with patient acuity and hematologic malignancy. A reference method has been designed for an in-depth evaluation of daily drug cost that could be used to compare expenditure in other units.
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- School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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REIS MIRANDA D, JEGERS M. Monitoring costs in the ICU: a search for a pertinent methodology. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2012; 56:1104-13. [PMID: 22967197 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2012.02735.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Attempts to determine costs in the intensive care unit (ICU) were not successful until now, as they failed to detect differences of costs between patients. The methodology and/or the instruments used might be at the origin of this failure. Based on the results of the European ICUs studies and on the descriptions of the activities of care in the ICU, we gathered and analysed the relevant literature concerning the monitoring of costs in the ICU. The aim was to formulate a methodology, from an economic perspective, in which future research may be framed. A bottom-up microcosting methodology will enable to distinguish costs between patients. The resulting information will at the same time support the decision-making of top management and be ready to include in the financial system of the hospital. Nursing staff explains about 30% of the total costs. This relation remains constant irrespective of the annual nurse/patient ratio. In contrast with other scoring instruments, the nursing activities score (NAS) covers all nursing activities. (1) NAS is to be chosen for quantifying nursing activities; (2) an instrument for measuring the physician's activities is not yet available; (3) because the nursing activities have a large impact on total costs, the standardisation of the processes of care (following the system approach) will contribute to manage costs, making also reproducible the issue of quality of care; (4) the quantification of the nursing activities may be the required (proxy) input for the automated bottom-up monitoring of costs in the ICU.
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- D. REIS MIRANDA
- University Medical Centre of Groningen; Groningen; Netherlands
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Brussels; Belgium
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Tan SS, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Al MJ, Bouwmans CA, Hoogendoorn ME, Spronk PE, Bakker J. Review of A Large Clinical Series: A Microcosting Study of Intensive Care Unit Stay in the Netherlands. J Intensive Care Med 2008; 23:250-7. [DOI: 10.1177/0885066608318661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The primary objective of this study was to estimate the actual daily costs of intensive care unit stay using a microcosting methodology. As a secondary objective, the degree of association between daily intensive care unit costs and some patient characteristics was examined. This multicenter, retrospective cost analysis was conducted in the medical-surgical adult intensive care units of 1 university and 2 general hospitals in the Netherlands for 2006, from a hospital perspective. A total of 576 adult patients were included, consuming a total of 2868 nursing days. The mean total costs per intensive care unit day were 1911, with labour (33%) and indirect costs (33%) as the most important cost drivers. An ordinary least squares analysis including age, Nine Equivalent of Nursing Manpower Use score/Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System score, mechanical ventilation, blood products, and renal replacement therapy was able to predict 50% of the daily intensive care unit costs.
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- Siok Swan Tan
- Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Rotterdam,
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- Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Rotterdam
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- Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Rotterdam
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gelre Hospital (Lukas site), Apeldoorn
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Moerer O, Plock E, Mgbor U, Schmid A, Schneider H, Wischnewsky MB, Burchardi H. A German national prevalence study on the cost of intensive care: an evaluation from 51 intensive care units. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2008; 11:R69. [PMID: 17594475 PMCID: PMC2206435 DOI: 10.1186/cc5952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2007] [Revised: 06/06/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) costs account for up to 20% of a hospital's costs. We aimed to analyse the individual patient-related cost of intensive care at various hospital levels and for different groups of disease. Methods Data from 51 ICUs all over Germany (15 primary care hospitals and 14 general care hospitals, 10 maximal care hospitals and 12 focused care hospitals) were collected in an observational, cross-sectional, one-day point prevalence study by two external study physicians (January–October 2003). All ICU patients (length of stay > 24 hours) treated on the study day were included. The reason for admission, severity of illness, surgical/diagnostic procedures, resource consumption, ICU/hospital length of stay, outcome and ICU staffing structure were documented. Results Altogether 453 patients were included. ICU (hospital) mortality was 12.1% (15.7%). The reason for admission and the severity of illness differed between the hospital levels of care, with a higher amount of unscheduled surgical procedures and patients needing mechanical ventilation in maximal care hospital and focused care hospital facilities. The mean total costs per day were €791 ± 305 (primary care hospitals, €685 ± 234; general care hospitals, €672 ± 199; focused care hospitals, €816 ± 363; maximal care hospitals, €923 ± 306), with the highest cost in septic patients (€1,090 ± 422). Differences were associated with staffing, the amount of prescribed drugs/blood products and diagnostic procedures. Conclusion The reason for admission, the severity of illness and the occurrence of severe sepsis are directly related to the level of ICU cost. A high fraction of costs result from staffing (up to 62%). Specialized and maximum care hospitals treat a higher proportion of the more severely ill and most expensive patients.
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- Onnen Moerer
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, Göttingen 37075, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, Göttingen 37075, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, Göttingen 37075, Germany
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- HealthEcon Ltd, Steinentorstraße 19, Basel 4051, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bremen, Bibliothekstraße 1, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straße 40, Göttingen 37075, Germany
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Frazier SK, Brom H, Widener J, Pender L, Stone KS, Moser DK. Prevalence of myocardial ischemia during mechanical ventilation and weaning and its effects on weaning success. Heart Lung 2007; 35:363-73. [PMID: 17137937 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2005.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2005] [Accepted: 12/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myocardial ischemia may be considered both a consequence of weaning from ventilation and a potential cause of weaning failure. A limited number of investigations have evaluated myocardial ischemia during mechanical ventilation and weaning and its effect on weaning success. The purpose of this pilot investigation was to determine the prevalence of myocardial ischemia in a diverse group of medical intensive care unit (MICU) patients during baseline mechanical ventilation, during weaning using continuous positive airway pressure, and up to 24 hours after extubation and to evaluate the relationship between ischemia and weaning failure. METHODS This study was a prospective, repeated-measure, descriptive investigation that studied 43 ventilated MICU patients. Slightly more than half of participants were male (53%), and participants had a mean age of 51.1 +/- 14.6 years and were ventilated an average of 11.7 +/- 11.3 days. Myocardial ischemia was evaluated by examination of plasma cardiac troponin I, creatine phosphokinase-myocardial band (CK-MB), and ST-segment changes on electrocardiogram. Continuous electrocardiographic data were obtained by a calibrated, frequency-modulated, continuous 3-channel electrocardiographic recorder using leads I, II, and V2. RESULTS Seventy percent of these participants (n = 30) exhibited ST-segment deviation at some point during data collection (baseline mechanical ventilation, during weaning, after extubation). Twenty-four participants exhibited ST-segment deviation at baseline, 7 during weaning, and 8 after extubation. Nine participants exhibited ST-segment deviation at >1 data collection time point. None had ST-segment deviation at all 3 time points. Cardiac enzyme concentrations were highly variable; five participants demonstrated clinically important increases in either CK-MB and/or troponin I. Thirty-five percent of participants required >1 weaning trial. Participants who exhibited ST-segment deviation during baseline ventilation were 60% more likely to fail their initial weaning trial. There were no significant differences in CK-MB or troponin I levels between those participants who were successfully weaned with 1 trial and those who failed to wean during that first trial. CONCLUSIONS Silent myocardial ischemia was a common occurrence in this diverse group of MICU patients, although only 21% had previously diagnosed coronary disease. Clinicians must be aware of the potential for silent ischemia, monitor and evaluate their patients for such, and intervene to promote optimal cardiovascular function, particularly during the stress of ventilator weaning.
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- Susan K Frazier
- College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-5791, USA
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In recent years great efforts in clinical sepsis research have led to a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiology and new therapeutic approaches including drugs and supportive care. Despite this success, severe sepsis remains a serious health care problem. Each year approximately 75,000 patients in Germany and approximately 750,000 patients in the USA suffer from severe sepsis. The length of stay and the cost of laborious therapies lead to high intensive care unit (ICU) costs. Sepsis causes a significant national socioeconomic burden if indirect costs due to productivity loss are included and in Germany severe sepsis has been estimated to generate costs between 3.6 and 7.7 billion Euro annually. Thus, this complex and life-threatening disease has been identified as a high cost driver not only for the ICU, but also from the perspectives of hospitals and society. To improve the outcome of severe sepsis, innovative drugs and treatment strategies are urgently needed. Some drugs and strategies already offer promising results and will probably play a major role in the future. Even though their cost-effectiveness is likely, intensive care medicine has to carry a substantial economic burden. This article summarizes studies focusing on the evaluation of direct or indirect costs of sepsis and the cost-effectiveness of new therapies.
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- O Moerer
- Zentrum Anaesthesiologie, Rettungs- und Intensivmedizin, Georg-August-Universität, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37099, Göttingen.
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Kosten der Sepsis. Anaesthesist 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00101-006-1003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Macario A, Chow JL, Dexter F. A Markov computer simulation model of the economics of neuromuscular blockade in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2006; 6:15. [PMID: 16539706 PMCID: PMC1431518 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-6-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2005] [Accepted: 03/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is clinically challenging and costly. Neuromuscular blocking agents may facilitate mechanical ventilation and improve oxygenation, but may result in prolonged recovery of neuromuscular function and acute quadriplegic myopathy syndrome (AQMS). The goal of this study was to address a hypothetical question via computer modeling: Would a reduction in intubation time of 6 hours and/or a reduction in the incidence of AQMS from 25% to 21%, provide enough benefit to justify a drug with an additional expenditure of $267 (the difference in acquisition cost between a generic and brand name neuromuscular blocker)? Methods The base case was a 55 year-old man in the ICU with ARDS who receives neuromuscular blockade for 3.5 days. A Markov model was designed with hypothetical patients in 1 of 6 mutually exclusive health states: ICU-intubated, ICU-extubated, hospital ward, long-term care, home, or death, over a period of 6 months. The net monetary benefit was computed. Results Our computer simulation modeling predicted the mean cost for ARDS patients receiving standard care for 6 months to be $62,238 (5% – 95% percentiles $42,259 – $83,766), with an overall 6-month mortality of 39%. Assuming a ceiling ratio of $35,000, even if a drug (that cost $267 more) hypothetically reduced AQMS from 25% to 21% and decreased intubation time by 6 hours, the net monetary benefit would only equal $137. Conclusion ARDS patients receiving a neuromuscular blocker have a high mortality, and unpredictable outcome, which results in large variability in costs per case. If a patient dies, there is no benefit to any drug that reduces ventilation time or AQMS incidence. A prospective, randomized pharmacoeconomic study of neuromuscular blockers in the ICU to asses AQMS or intubation times is impractical because of the highly variable clinical course of patients with ARDS.
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- Alex Macario
- Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Health Research & Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Division of Management Consulting, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, USA
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Rossi C, Simini B, Brazzi L, Rossi G, Radrizzani D, Iapichino G, Bertolini G. Variable costs of ICU patients: a multicenter prospective study. Intensive Care Med 2006; 32:545-52. [PMID: 16501946 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0080-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 01/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the costs of treating critically ill patients. DESIGN AND SETTING Multicenter, observational, prospective, cohort, bottom-up study on variable costs in 51 ICUs. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS A total of 1,034 patients aged over 14 years who either spent less than 48 h in the ICU or had multiple trauma, major abdominal surgery, ischemic stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac failure, isolated head injury, acute lung injury/adult respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS), nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage or coronary surgery. INTERVENTIONS Data recorded for each patient: length of ICU stay, and cost in euros of all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, drugs and equipment used, and consultations by physicians from other units. To express cost-efficiency we calculated for each diagnostic group the cost per surviving patient (expenditure for all patients/number of surviving patients) and money loss per patient (expenditure for patients who died/total number of patients). MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Median costs for a multiple trauma patient were euro 4076 and for coronary surgery patient euro 380. The variability is largely due to different lengths of ICU stay. Cost per surviving patient was higher for ALI/ARDS, nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage, multiple trauma, and emergency abdominal surgery. Money loss per patient was higher for ALI/ARDS and lower for multiple trauma. Planned coronary and major abdominal surgery and short-stay patients were treated most cost-efficiently. CONCLUSIONS Cost of treatment in an ICU varies widely for different types of patients. Strategies are needed to contain the major determinants of high costs and low cost-efficiency.
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- Carlotta Rossi
- Centro di Ricerche Cliniche per le Malattie Rare Aldo e Cele Daccò, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Ranica, Italy
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Wild C, Narath M. Evaluating and planning ICUs: methods and approaches to differentiate between need and demand. Health Policy 2005; 71:289-301. [PMID: 15694497 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In all western countries the demand for ICU-services is increasing and complaints about a lack of ICU-beds arise--independent of the actual density of ICU-services. The demand for more ICU-beds triggered a debate on whether it is possible to define an "objective" need. It was the aim of the assessment to analyze conventional as well as innovative approaches to plan and to evaluate ICU-services. METHOD Systematic review, multistep searches in Medline, EmBase, Cochrane, HTA-Database, websearches, informal searches through planning and HTA-networks. INTRODUCTION The differences between the density of intensive care in Europe and other parts of the western world is enormous. At a first superficial glance, Austria and Germany--in absolute figures--have many more ICU-beds than any other European country. In relative figures, taken into consideration that Austria and Germany have also many more acute care beds, the number of ICU-beds is among European average. It is therefore, impossible to analyze the need for ICU-beds without taking into account the national context of delivered acute hospital services. Although ICU-services take about 15-20% of the hospital budgets, there are still more questions than answers. RESULTS Recent planning-documents: a review of trends in recent planning shows that all planners calculate on the basis of existing style of practice within their countries; the figures change only marginally. But while planners in countries with a relatively low ICU-bed density (Great Britan, Australia, Canada) certify a certain need for an increase, planners in countries with high density (USA, Germany, Austria) state a "satisfied need" and an over-provision of ICU-services. Innovative planners apply an "appropriateness of ICU-use" approach with analysing the actual utilisation by interpreting scores (especially TISS) and by identifying "low-risk" groups and propose a more flexible organisation of ICUs and a higher proportion of (intermediate care unit) IMCU-beds. Clinical and ICU-management tools, such as admission and discharge guidelines, strategies to reduce treatment-variations, certain organisational changes (leadership, horizontal hierarchy) and costing methods gain importance for better, more efficient and co-ordinated use of ICU-resources. CONCLUSION In countries with a high density of ICU-services--such as Austria and Germany--not an expanding of the capacities, but a better use of the existing resources is recommended. For a fair comparison, participation in national databases, in registers as well as benchmarking and quality-assurance programs should be enforced.
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- Claudia Wild
- Institute of Technology Assessment at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Strohgasse 45, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.
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Dasta JF, McLaughlin TP, Mody SH, Piech CT. Daily cost of an intensive care unit day: The contribution of mechanical ventilation*. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:1266-71. [PMID: 15942342 DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000164543.14619.00] [Citation(s) in RCA: 557] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify the mean daily cost of intensive care, identify key factors associated with increased cost, and determine the incremental cost of mechanical ventilation during a day in the intensive care unit. DESIGN Retrospective cohort analysis using data from NDCHealth's Hospital Patient Level Database. SETTING A total of 253 geographically diverse U.S. hospitals. PATIENTS The study included 51,009 patients >/=18 yrs of age admitted to an intensive care unit between October 1, 2002, and December 31, 2002. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Days of intensive care and mechanical ventilation were identified using billing data, and daily costs were calculated as the sum of daily charges multiplied by hospital-specific cost-to-charge ratios. Cost data are presented as mean (+/-sd). Incremental daily cost of mechanical ventilation was calculated using log-linear regression, adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics. Approximately 36% of identified patients were mechanically ventilated at some point during their intensive care unit stay. Mechanically ventilated patients were older (63.5 yrs vs. 61.7 yrs, p < .0001) and more likely to be male (56.1% vs. 51.8%, p < 0.0001), compared with patients who were not mechanically ventilated, and required mechanical ventilation for a mean duration of 5.6 days +/- 9.6. Mean intensive care unit cost and length of stay were 31,574 +/- 42,570 dollars and 14.4 days +/- 15.8 for patients requiring mechanical ventilation and 12,931 +/- 20,569 dollars and 8.5 days +/- 10.5 for those not requiring mechanical ventilation. Daily costs were greatest on intensive care unit day 1 (mechanical ventilation, 10,794 dollars; no mechanical ventilation, 6,667 dollars), decreased on day 2 (mechanical ventilation:, 4,796 dollars; no mechanical ventilation, 3,496 dollars), and became stable after day 3 (mechanical ventilation, 3,968 dollars; no mechanical ventilation, 3,184 dollars). Adjusting for patient and hospital characteristics, the mean incremental cost of mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit patients was 1,522 dollars per day (p < .001). CONCLUSIONS Intensive care unit costs are highest during the first 2 days of admission, stabilizing at a lower level thereafter. Mechanical ventilation is associated with significantly higher daily costs for patients receiving treatment in the intensive care unit throughout their entire intensive care unit stay. Interventions that result in reduced intensive care unit length of stay and/or duration of mechanical ventilation could lead to substantial reductions in total inpatient cost.
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Al-Haddad M, Hayward I, Walsh TS. A prospective audit of cost of sedation, analgesia and neuromuscular blockade in a large British ICU. Anaesthesia 2004; 59:1121-5. [PMID: 15479323 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03961.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bottom-up costs of sedative, analgesic and neuromuscular blocking drugs used in the intensive care unit have not been reported. We performed a prospective audit of the cost of these drugs using a bottom-up approach by prospectively recording the daily amount of drugs administered to patients over a 3-month period. Of 172 admissions, complete data were collected for 155 (92%). Propofol and alfentanil were the drugs most commonly used, being administered to 136 (88%) and 106 (68%) patients, respectively. The total cost was 14,070 pounds sterling, which was 81% of the pharmacy figure (based on central purchasing). Ninety-four per cent of the cost was for drugs administered to the 50% of patients who stayed in the intensive care unit longer than 48 h. The median (interquartile range [range]) cost per day was 9.30 pounds sterling (3.60-20.10 [0-61.20]). This represents less than 1% of reported total daily cost of intensive care per patient.
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- M Al-Haddad
- Department of Anaesthesia, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK.
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Jacobs P, Rapoport J, Edbrooke D. Economies of scale in British intensive care units and combined intensive care/high dependency units. Intensive Care Med 2004; 30:660-4. [PMID: 14997294 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-2123-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2003] [Accepted: 12/02/2003] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the relationship between size of intensive care unit and combined intensive care/high dependency units and average costs per patient day. DESIGN Retrospective data analysis. Multiple regression of average costs on critical care unit size, controlling for teaching status, type of unit, occupancy rate and average length of stay. SETTING Seventy-two United Kingdom adult intensive care and combined intensive care/high dependency units submitting expenditure data for the financial year 2000-2001 as part of the Critical Care National Cost Block Programme. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS The main outcome measures were total cost per patient day and the following components: staffing cost, consumables cost and clinical support services costs. Nursing Whole Time Equivalents per patient day were recorded. The unit size variable has a negative and statistically significant ( p<0.05) coefficient in regressions for total, staffing and consumables cost. The predicted average cost for a seven-bed unit is about 96% of that predicted for a six-bed critical care unit. CONCLUSION Policy makers should consider the possibility of economies of scale in planning intensive care and combined intensive care/high dependency units.
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- Philip Jacobs
- Institute of Health Economics, #1200-10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J 3N4.
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The performance of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scoring system was prospectively assessed in the surgical intensive care unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados. A total of 309 patients admitted consecutively during a 2-year period (1999-2001) were evaluated. Demographic data, diagnosis, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score, duration of stay and hospital outcome were recorded. The predicted mortality for every patient and the costs incurred were also calculated. The overall observed mortality rate was 15.9% while the mean predicted mortality rate for our case-mix was 16.4%, which is comparable to results from developed countries. The cost incurred per patient was much lower at $13,636 (Barbados), compared to the patients' cost in North America ($60,000 Barbados).
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- S Hariharan
- Department of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados
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