Costs associated with emergency care and hospitalization for severe hypoglycemia

Abstract Background and aims We aimed to determine the direct economic cost of the management of severe hypoglycemia among people with diabetes in Italy. Methods and results Data of cases with an acceptance diagnosis of hypoglycemia between January 2011 and June 2012 were collected in 46 Emergency D...

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Published in:Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases, 2016-04, Vol.26 (4), p.345-351
Main Authors: Veronese, G, Marchesini, G, Forlani, G, Saragoni, S, Degli Esposti, L, Centis, E, Fabbri, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cardiovascular
Child
Child, Preschool
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - economics
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Disease Management
Economic burden
Emergency department
Emergency Medical Services - economics
Female
Health Expenditures
Hospital Costs
Hospitalization - economics
Humans
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia - economics
Hypoglycemia - therapy
Infant
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Discharge
Prevention
Retrospective Studies
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background and aims We aimed to determine the direct economic cost of the management of severe hypoglycemia among people with diabetes in Italy. Methods and results Data of cases with an acceptance diagnosis of hypoglycemia between January 2011 and June 2012 were collected in 46 Emergency Departments (EDs). Emergency care costs were computed by estimating the average cost per ambulance service, ED visit and short-term (
ISSN:0939-4753
1590-3729
DOI:10.1016/j.numecd.2016.01.007