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Costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients receiving specialist outpatient care in Poland
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Abstract
Material and methods: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease costs were estimated from a compilation of data: medical records of patients managed at 8 specialist outpatient clinics and 5 teaching hospitals in Poland between 2007 and 2008. The direct costs, resulting from chronic treatment and treatment of acute exacerbations in the outpatient setting, were calculated using the bottom-up approach on the basis of data collected by pulmonary specialists at outpatient clinics. The mean cost of acute exacerbation managed in the inpatient setting was derived from a multicentre Polish study in which five clinical centres participated.
Results: The total cost per patient per year was 4027.82 zlotys (1007 euro) and included the cost of chronic treatment in the amount of 2423.57 zlotys (606 euro) plus the cost of treatment of an acute exacerbation in the outpatient setting in the amount of 421.16 zlotys (105 euro) plus the cost of treatment of an acute exacerbation in the inpatient setting in the amount of 1183.09 zlotys (296 euro).
Conclusion: Treatment of COPD in poses a considerable economic burden on the Polish society.
Pneumonol. Alergol. Pol. 2011; 79, 5: 337–342
Abstract
Material and methods: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease costs were estimated from a compilation of data: medical records of patients managed at 8 specialist outpatient clinics and 5 teaching hospitals in Poland between 2007 and 2008. The direct costs, resulting from chronic treatment and treatment of acute exacerbations in the outpatient setting, were calculated using the bottom-up approach on the basis of data collected by pulmonary specialists at outpatient clinics. The mean cost of acute exacerbation managed in the inpatient setting was derived from a multicentre Polish study in which five clinical centres participated.
Results: The total cost per patient per year was 4027.82 zlotys (1007 euro) and included the cost of chronic treatment in the amount of 2423.57 zlotys (606 euro) plus the cost of treatment of an acute exacerbation in the outpatient setting in the amount of 421.16 zlotys (105 euro) plus the cost of treatment of an acute exacerbation in the inpatient setting in the amount of 1183.09 zlotys (296 euro).
Conclusion: Treatment of COPD in poses a considerable economic burden on the Polish society.
Pneumonol. Alergol. Pol. 2011; 79, 5: 337–342
Keywords
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; direct costs; Poland


Title
Costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients receiving specialist outpatient care in Poland
Journal
Advances in Respiratory Medicine
Issue
Article type
Research paper
Pages
337-342
Published online
2011-08-22
Bibliographic record
Pneumonol Alergol Pol 2011;79(5):337-342.
Keywords
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
direct costs
Poland
Authors
Karina Jahnz-Różyk
Tomasz Targowski
Sławomir From
Tomasz Faluta
Łukasz Borowiec