Care cost for pregnant and parturient women with diabetes and mild hyperglycemia
| Autor: | Ana Claudia Molina Cavassini, Silvana Andrea Molina Lima, Iracema Mattos Paranhos Calderon, Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista de Saúde Pública, Vol 46, Iss 2, Pp 334-343 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1518-8787 0034-8910 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0034-89102012005000009 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To compare inpatient and outpatient care costs for pregnant/parturient women with diabetes and mild hyperglycemia. METHODS: A prospective observational quantitative study was conducted in the Perinatal Diabetes Center in the city of Botucatu, Southeastern Brazil, between 2007 and 2008. Direct and indirect costs and disease-specific costs (medications and tests) were estimated. Thirty diet-treated pregnant women with diabetes were followed up on an outpatient basis, and 20 who required insulin therapy were hospitalized. RESULTS: The cost of diabetes disease (prenatal and delivery care) was US$ 3,311.84 for inpatients and US$ 1,366.04 for outpatients. CONCLUSIONS: Direct and indirect costs as well as total prenatal care cost were higher for diabetic inpatients while delivery care costs and delivery-postpartum hospitalization were similar. Prenatal and delivery-postpartum care costs were higher for these patients compared to those paid by Brazilian National Health System. |
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