Giulia Daneshgaran, Nikhitha Thrikutam, Mohini Dasari, Erika Bisgaard
A Pilot Needs Assessment Addressing Gender-Based Microaggressions in Surgical Trainees
Journal of surgical education
main aim study estimate providers cost patients cost home institutional quarantine cost total economic burden covid19 patients pcr positive kuwait crosssectional retrospective study identified cost incurred treating covid19 inpatients admitted general hospital kuwait designated covid19 treatment center kuwait government pandemic total 485 covid19 patients randomly selected may 1st september 31st 2021 data sociodemographic information length stay los discharge status comorbidities obtained patients medical records stepdown approach done estimate healthcare provider cost per patient per admission patient cost loss productivity due hospitalization institutional home quarantine calculated using human capital approach national economic burden covid19 estimated using costing data general hospital entire nation data analyzed using statistical software package spss version 25 485 covid19 patients involved research kd 2216 usd 7344 average cost per patient per admission icu accounted 206 total cost physician nursing staff 421 laboratory services 102 estimated annual cost care covid19 patients kuwait kd 1474 usd 4885 million 55 moh budget 2021 given 903 383731 population positive covid19 pcr results 2021 range estimated national economic burden considering best worstcase scenarios kd 736 usd 2442 million kd 2210 usd 7327 million covid19 poses substantial financial strain healthcare system estimated 59 88 mohs annual budget 02 07 kuwaits gdp 2021 mitigate costs prioritizing prevention health education crucial targeted strategies workforce optimization needed address high expenses policymakers administrators leverage insights enhanced efficiency sustainability future epidemic responses