title: Direct costs of acute respiratory infections in a pediatric long-term care facility.
abstract: Acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) are a major burden in pediatric long-term care. We analyzed the financial impact of ARI in 2012-2013. Costs associated with ARI during the respiratory viral season were ten times greater than during the non-respiratory viral season, $31 224 and $3242 per 1000 patient-days, respectively (P < 0·001). ARI are burdensome for pediatric long-term care facilities not only because of the associated morbidity and mortality, but also due to the great financial costs of prevention.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Meghan T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heitkemper
authors.affiliation: Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, Yonkers, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Neu
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Bevin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.|Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Saiman
authors.affiliation: Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, Yonkers, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hutcheon
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics*; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Cost analysis; long-term care; pediatrics