Analysis of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Patients' Hospital and Intensive Care Charges, Length of Stay and Mortality
AbstractThis research investigated the amount of potential increase in charges, mortality and length of stay of patients with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) over non - VAP patients at the Wexner Medical Center between the dates of 11/1/2011 and 12/31/2012VAP patients were identified and matched with a non - VAP patient using a 1: 1 ratio. There were a total of 45 matches achieved, therefore the study and control groups each had 45 patients init, with like admitting diagnosis as identified per ICD 9 code, gender, and ± 5 years of age. The control and study groups were examined individually, compared with each other, and then several subgroups were identified and compared. Those subgroups were the patients who were admitted to and discharged form the ICU more than once during a single hospital admission, those patients who were under the age of 50, and those who were older than 80 years of age.This research found that the charges from the ICU and non - ICU days were increased as was the length of stay both in the ICU and hospital for the patients who had VAP over their non - VAP counterparts. There were not significant difference between the study and control groups in terms of mortality.
Health Care, Health, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Hospital Charges, Intensive Care Charges, Hospital Length of Stay, Intensive Care Length of Stay, Mortality
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