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J Perinatol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 May 18. Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2015 December ; 35(12): 1020–1026. doi:10.1038/jp.2015.131.
Cost comparison of mechanically ventilated patients across the age span William R. Hayman, MD1, Steven R. Leuthner, MD, MA2, Naomi T. Laventhal, MD, MA3, David Brousseau, MD, MS2, and Joanne M. Lagatta, MD, MS2
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1Department
of Pediatrics, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
2Department
of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
3Department
of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract Objective—to compare use of mechanical ventilation and hospital costs across ventilated patients of all ages, preterm through adults, in a nationally-representative sample. Study Design—secondary analysis of the 2009 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Inpatient Sample.
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Results—1,107,563 (2.8%) patients received mechanical ventilation. For surviving ventilated patients, median costs for infants ≤32 weeks’ gestation were $51,000–$209,000, whereas median costs for older patients were lower, from $17,000–$25,000. For non-surviving ventilated patients, median costs were $27,000–$39,000 except at the extremes of age; the median cost was $10,000 for
J Perinatol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2016 May 18. Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2015 December ; 35(12): 1020–1026. doi:10.1038/jp.2015.131.
Cost comparison of mechanically ventilated patients across the age span William R. Hayman, MD1, Steven R. Leuthner, MD, MA2, Naomi T. Laventhal, MD, MA3, David Brousseau, MD, MS2, and Joanne M. Lagatta, MD, MS2
Author Manuscript
1Department
of Pediatrics, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
2Department
of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
3Department
of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract Objective—to compare use of mechanical ventilation and hospital costs across ventilated patients of all ages, preterm through adults, in a nationally-representative sample. Study Design—secondary analysis of the 2009 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Inpatient Sample.
Author Manuscript
Results—1,107,563 (2.8%) patients received mechanical ventilation. For surviving ventilated patients, median costs for infants ≤32 weeks’ gestation were $51,000–$209,000, whereas median costs for older patients were lower, from $17,000–$25,000. For non-surviving ventilated patients, median costs were $27,000–$39,000 except at the extremes of age; the median cost was $10,000 for
