Financial Burden of Stroke Reflected in a Pilot Center for the Implementation of Thrombolysis.

Financial Burden of Stroke Reflected in a Pilot Center for the Implementation of Thrombolysis. Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Jan 28;56(2): Authors: Uivarosan D, Bungau S, Tit DM, Moisa C, Fratila O, Rus M, Bratu OG, Diaconu CC, Pantis C Abstract Stroke represents a serious illness and is extremely relevant from the public health point of view, implying important social and economic burdens. Introducing new procedures or therapies that reduce the costs both in the acute phase of the disease and in the long term becomes a priority for health systems worldwide. The present study quantifies and compares the direct costs for ischemic stroke in patients with thrombolysis treatment versus conservative treatment over a 24-month period from the initial diagnosis, in one of the 7 national pilot centres for the implementation of thrombolytic treatment. The significant reduction (p < 0.001) of the hospitalization period, especially of the days in the intensive care unit (ICU) for stroke, resulted in a significant reduction (p < 0.001) of the total average costs in the patients with thrombolysis, both at the first hospitalization and for the subsequent hospitalizations, during the period followed in the study. It was also found that the percentage of patients who were re-hospitalized within the first 24-months after stroke was significantly lower (p < 0.001) among thrombolyzed patients. The present study demonstrates that the quick interventio...
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