title: [Influenza: incidence and costs of inpatient treatment].
abstract: In Austria, in 1990, a total of 3,808 patients with influenza were hospitalized for treatment (49.34/100,000). The age-specific incidence rates show three peaks: < 5 years (132.05/100,000), adolescents (15 to 19-year-olds, 111.5/100,000), old-age groups (85-year-olds, 102.7/100,000). Complications occurred in 1,479 (38.8%) patients, including 846 cases (57.2%) with "other complications" of the respiratory tract, 365 cases (24.7%) of pneumonia, and 268 cases (18.1%) with manifestations affecting other organs. The 3.808 patients spent a total of 34,684 days in hospital. The overall costs of hospital treatment were some 104 million Austrian schillings (approx. 15 million German marks)--per patient on average 26,700 schillings (approx. 3,840 marks); per pneumonia patient 61,200 schillings (approx. 8,743 marks).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vutuc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
vernacular_title: Influenza: Inzidenz und Kosten stationär behandelter Fälle.