title: Predictors of hospital length of stay and cost in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
abstract: We used the 2002 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample to assess hospital length of stay (LOS) and cost among adults with a principal diagnosis of intracerebral hemorrhage (n = 13,239). Sixty-nine percent of patients were aged > or =65 years, and 31% died during hospitalization. Mean LOS (cost) was 7.7 days (15,256 dollars) (survivors: 9.6 days, 17,442 dollars). Patient, hospital, and payer characteristics accounted for 69.1% of variation in cost per discharge.
authors.affiliation: Boston Health Economics, Waltham, MA 02451, USA. mrussell@bhei.com
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boulanger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menzin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018803:Models, Economic; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology