title: Disease cost in a surgical ward.
abstract: Data relating to the cost of caring for individual patients were collected for all patients in a general surgical ward over a six-month period. From this the cost per patient was calculated for various diseases and was found to be related to duration of stay. Postoperative morbidity was important in determining cost. A system that calculates cost by means of units based on the use of resources rather than by cash cost accounting is probably the most suitable for a clinician who has to monitor resources.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003361:Cost Allocation; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004194:Disease / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D006295:Health Resources / Q000191:economics; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics; D012606:Scotland; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics*