Table 3 HCRU and costs associated with AOM in patients with at least one episode overall during 2014 to 2019
AOM | AOM simple | AOM recurrent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total Episodes (n) | 327,726 | 278,715 | 49,011 |
HCRU: Outpatient | |||
Number of patients, n (%) | 174,244 (99) | 173,376 (99) | 16,830 (99) |
Number of outpatient visits (n) | 358,518 | 303,664 | 54,854 |
Visit rate per 1,000 PY (95% CI) | 27,811 (27,720–27,903) | 27,818 (27,719–27,917) | 27,779 (27,547–28,013) |
Number of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions | 346,703 | 295,766 | 50,937 |
Antibiotic prescription rate per 1,000 PY (95% CI) | 26,895 (26,805–26,985) | 27,094 (26,997–27,192) | 25,796 (25,572–26,021) |
HCRU: Inpatient | |||
Number of patients, n (%) | 7,410 (4) | 5,723 (3) | 1,980 (12) |
Number of hospital admissions (n) | 8,680 | 6,190 | 2,490 |
Hospital admission rate per 1,000 PY (95% CI) | 673 (659–688) | 567 (553–581) | 1,261 (1,212–1,312) |
Mean length of stay per admission, days (SD) | 4 (9) | 4 (10) | 4 (8) |
Costs: Outpatient | |||
Visit cost per episode, € (95% CI) | 30 (30–30) | 30 (30–31) | 30 (30–30) |
Pharmacy cost per episode, € (95% CI) | 15 (15–15) | 15 (15–15) | 15 (15–15) |
Total outpatient cost per episodea, € (95% CI) | 46 (46–46) | 46 (46–46) | 45 (45–46) |
Total outpatient costa, € | 14,958,011 | 12,738,847 | 2,219,164 |
Costs: Inpatient | |||
Hospital cost per episode, € (95% CI) | 13 (12–14) | 12 (11–12) | 20 (18–22) |
Total hospital cost, € | 4,262,479 | 3,276,294 | 986,185 |
Total inpatient and outpatient cost per episode, € (95% CI) | 59 (58–59) | 57 (57–58) | 65 (64–67) |
Total inpatient and outpatient cost, € | 19,220,490 | 16,015,141 | 3,205,349 |