Snezana Corovic, Katarina Janicijevic, Snezana Radovanovic, Ivana Simic Vukomanovic, Olgica Mihaljevic, Jelena Djordjevic, Milan Djordjic, Dalibor Stajic, Ognjen Djordjevic, Gordana Djordjevic, Jovana Radovanovic, Viktor Selakovic, Zivana Slovic, Vesna Milicic
Socioeconomic inequalities in the use of dental health care among the adult population in Serbia
Frontiers in public health
develop cost model hospitalization costs surgery among children chiari malformation type 1 cm1 examine risk factors increased costs data extracted us national healthcare cost utilization project 2009 kids inpatient database study cohort comprised patients aged 020 years underwent cm1 surgery patient charges converted costs costtocharge ratios simple multivariable generalized linear models used construct cost models determine factors associated increased hospital costs cm1 surgery total 1075 patients included median age 11 years iqr 516 years payers included public 329 private 615 insurers median wageadjusted cost lengthofstay cm1 surgery us 13 598 iqr 10 47518 266 3 days iqr 34 days higher costs found freestanding childrens hospitals average incrementalincreased cost aiic us 5155 95 ci 20678749 factors associated increased hospitalization costs patients devicedependent complex chronic conditions aiic 20 617 95 ci 13 72129 026 medical complications aiic 13 632 95 ci 716321 845 neurologic neuromuscular metabolic gastrointestinal congenital genetic defect complex chronic conditions also associated higher hospital costs study examined cost drivers surgery cm1 results may serve starting point informing development financial risk models bundled payments prospective payment systems procedures beyond financial implications study identified specific risk factors associated increased costs