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Table 3 Basic health care utilization and costing data of the CKD cases from the twelve sample hospitals enrolled in the cost-measurement study

From: Epidemiology and hospitalization costs of chronic kidney disease in Romania

Hospital type

No of discharged cases from the sample hospitals (% of cases nationally)

Mean LoS ± SD

Median LoS (IQR)

Total mean cost/case (±SD) (€)

Total median cost per case (IQR) (€)

University hospital

11 442 (10.4)

6.2±6.1

5 (2 - 8)

900.8±1660.3

545.1 (375.3-856.5)

County hospital

4 728 (6.3)

7.8±5.2

7 (4 - 10)

1032.1±1594.9

670.5 (460.5-1009.9)

City hospital

2 778 (6.4)

7.6±4.6

7 (5 - 9)

760.1±1101.0

556.6 (408.5-758.6)

Total (sample hospitals)

18 948 (8.3)

6.9±5.7

6 (3 - 9)

912.9±1576.0

574.9 (391.4-880.9)

  1. LoS length of stay, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation