Open AccessItemized Hospital Charges for Acute Cerebral Infarction Patients Influenced by Severity in an Academic Medical Center in Korea
Author(s) -
Sung Sang Yoon,
Hyejung Chang,
Young Dae Kwon
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of clinical neurology/the journal of clinical neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.208
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2005-5013
pISSN - 1738-6586
DOI - 10.3988/jcn.2012.8.1.58
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , acute stroke , emergency medicine , ischemic stroke , physical therapy , emergency department , ischemia , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
Stroke imposes a major burden on patients, their families, and the national healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to determine the itemized hospital charges in acute ischemic stroke patients according to their severity by partitioning the charges in detail and then examining whether stroke severity was a significant contributor to these charges.