title: Direct Medical Costs in Children with Rotavirus and Non-rotavirus Diarrhea Admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency Unit in Delhi.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate direct medical costs of diarrheal hospitalization of children <5 years admitted in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) or high dependency unit (HDU).
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of medical records and hospital bills of 84 children during two time frames, 2005-08 and 2012-14.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Direct medical costs in PICU increased from INR 17,941 to INR 50,663 per child for rotavirus diarrhea and INR 11,614 to INR 27,106 for non-rotavirus diarrhea, and in HDU from approximately INR 5,800 to INR 10,500 per child for all-cause diarrhea between the two time frames.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Costs of PICU and HDU care are high and should be included in cost-effectiveness analysis of vaccination.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, St. Stephens Hospital, Delhi; and Division of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu; India. Correspondence to: Dr. Ann Mathew, Department of Pediatrics, St Stephens Hospital, Delhi, India. drannmathew@gmail.com.
authors: Ann
authors: A
authors: Mathew
authors: Rajan
authors: R
authors: Srinivasan
authors: Srinivasan
authors: S
authors: Venugopal
authors: Gagandeep
authors: G
authors: Kang
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000191:economics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012401:Rotavirus; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology