Open Access<p>Incremental Costs Associated with Length of Hospitalization Due to Viral Pneumonia: Impact of Intensive Care and Economic Implications of Reducing the Length of Stay in the Era of COVID-19</p>
Author(s) -
Ning Wu,
Andreas Kuznik,
Degang Wang,
Chad Moretz,
Ann Xi,
Shambhavi Kumar,
Laurie Hamilton
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinicoeconomics and outcomes research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-6981
DOI - 10.2147/ceor.s280461
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency medicine , population , pneumonia , percentile , intensive care medicine , environmental health , statistics , mathematics
Emerging trial data for treatment of COVID-19 suggest that in addition to improved clinical outcomes, these treatments reduce length of hospital stay (LOS). However, the economic value of a shortened LOS is unclear.