Analysis on the hospitalization expenses of 81 orbital cavernous hemangioma patients
- VernacularTitle:81例眼眶海绵状血管瘤住院费用分析
- Author:
Yirui GE
;
Ruili WEI
;
Jiping CAI
;
You LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Orbital disease;
Cavernous hemangioma;
Hospitalization expenses;
Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis
- From:
Journal of Medical Postgraduates
2004;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective The analysis of hospitalization expenses contributes to effective measures for reducing medical costs.The authors investigated the hospitalization expenses and the influencing factors in orbital cavernous hemangioma (OCH) patients in Shanghai Changzheng Hospital.Methods In view of clinical diagnosis and treatment and social economics,we conducted a single factor analysis and a stepwise multiple linear regression analysis on the influencing factors of the hospitalization expenses of 81 OCH patients from 2002 to 2007.Results The six-year hospitalization expenses of the OCH patients averaged RMB $7 071.4 and the median was RMB $7 038.7,with the costs of surgical materials (54.3%),Western medicine (13.3%) and laboratory examinations (8.1%) as the top three figures.The single factor analysis and stepwise multiple linear regression analysis showed 8 factors to be statistically significant in influencing the hospitalization expenses of the OCH patients,namely,marital status,occupation,complications,anterior orbitotomy,previous treatment,proptosis,hospitalization year and preoperative hospital stay (P
