Relative risk and economic consequences of inpatient care among patients with renal failure.
M Thamer, NF Ray, SN Fehrenbach… - Journal of the …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
During the final phases of chronic renal disease, inpatient care comprises an enormous
share of morbidity and direct medical costs. Using an attributable risk methodology, this
study calculated inpatient resource utilization and associated costs for chronic renal failure
(CRF) and ESRD. A national hospital survey was used to identify the 348,962
hospitalizations for patients with renal failure in 1991. Among persons under the age of 65,
pre-ESRD CRF patients had the same number of hospitalizations (nearly 75,000) as ESRD …
share of morbidity and direct medical costs. Using an attributable risk methodology, this
study calculated inpatient resource utilization and associated costs for chronic renal failure
(CRF) and ESRD. A national hospital survey was used to identify the 348,962
hospitalizations for patients with renal failure in 1991. Among persons under the age of 65,
pre-ESRD CRF patients had the same number of hospitalizations (nearly 75,000) as ESRD …