Abstract
Background
Anemia is highly prevalent in patients before hip joint revision surgery (HJRS) and is associated with an increased complication rate. This paper is the first to investigate costs, real diagnosis-related group (DRG) revenues and case coverage of preoperative anemia in elective HJRS.
Methods
Medical data, transfusions, costs, and revenues of all patients undergoing HJRS at two campuses of the Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin between 2010 and 2017 were used for subgroup analyses and linear regressions.
Results
Of 1187 patients included 354 (29.8%) showed preoperative anemia. A total of 565 (47.6%) patients were transfused with a clear predominance of anemic patients (72.6% vs. 37.0%, p
Conclusion
Preoperative anemia and perioperative transfusions in HJRS are associated with increased treatment costs and a financial undercoverage for healthcare providers and health insurance companies. Concepts for the treatment of preoperative anemia (e.g. patient blood management) could reduce treatment costs in the medium term.
Anemia is highly prevalent in patients before hip joint revision surgery (HJRS) and is associated with an increased complication rate. This paper is the first to investigate costs, real diagnosis-related group (DRG) revenues and case coverage of preoperative anemia in elective HJRS.
Methods
Medical data, transfusions, costs, and revenues of all patients undergoing HJRS at two campuses of the Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin between 2010 and 2017 were used for subgroup analyses and linear regressions.
Results
Of 1187 patients included 354 (29.8%) showed preoperative anemia. A total of 565 (47.6%) patients were transfused with a clear predominance of anemic patients (72.6% vs. 37.0%, p
Conclusion
Preoperative anemia and perioperative transfusions in HJRS are associated with increased treatment costs and a financial undercoverage for healthcare providers and health insurance companies. Concepts for the treatment of preoperative anemia (e.g. patient blood management) could reduce treatment costs in the medium term.
Translated title of the contribution | The Costs of Preoperative Anemia in Hip Joint Revision Surgery |
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Original language | German |
Journal | Anaesthesiologie |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 1 |
Pages (from-to) | 13–20 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 2731-6858 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- Patient blood managment
- Red blood cells
- Transfusion
- Revenue
- DRG system