title: Financial impact of thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair.
abstract: We have reviewed our experience regarding hospital costs and reimbursement for 72 patients who underwent thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair. Preoperative risk factors, postoperative complications, length of stay, and source of reimbursement were recorded for all patients. Patients covered by Medicare resulted in a mean net institutional loss of $16,472 per patient, whereas a mean net profit of $17,847 per patient resulted from patients with commercial insurance. Factors associated with institutional financial loss were: age over 75 years, preoperative coronary disease, postoperative respiratory failure, and length of stay. By multivariate analysis, however, only length of stay was independently associated with institutional loss.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA 70121.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hollier
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Money
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdoh
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Kazmier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000191:economics; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D008145:Louisiana; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D014481:United States; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics*