[Economic aspects of the treatment of acute and chronic pain syndromes in cancer patients in hospitals and outpatient clinics].
Cost of treatment of pain in 1687 hospital and 400 ambulatory cancer patients was calculated. The average cost of medication for acute pain in a hospital was 1.41 roubles per conventional patient whereas for chronic pain in a polyclinic--4.31 roubles. The overall expenses were 82.55 and 18.81 roubles per conventional patient, respectively. Those expenses were formed by the cost of drugs (1.71% and 22.91%, respectively), salary (deductions included) for medical (36.92% and 61.24%) and other staff (37% and 5.8%), wear and tear (0.61% and 0.21%) and running costs (23.76% and 8.84%, respectively).
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D014586:USSR
Ekonomicheskie voprosy lecheniia ostrogo i khronicheskogo bolevykh sindromov u onkologicheskikh patsientov v statsionare i poliklinike.