Laurier C, Kennedy W, Malo J L, Par M, Labb D, Archambault A
Faculté de pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada.
Chronic Dis Can. 1999;20(2):82-8.
The objectives of this study were to evaluate recent trends in the frequency and length of stay of hospitalization for asthma in the province of Quebec and to estimate the costs of asthma hospitalizations. Data were extracted for persons hospitalized for 30 days or less with a primary diagnosis of asthma in all Quebec short-stay hospitals during the years 1988/89, 1989/90 and 1994/95. There were 1.76 asthma hospitalizations per 1000 persons in Quebec in 1988/89, down to 1.44 in 1989/90 and up again to 1.75 in 1994/95. There was a small decrease in mean length of stay when the three data years were compared. In all three years, the rate of hospitalization was particularly high among young boys. In 1994/95, more hospitalizations occurred during the fall months. We estimated the total cost for asthma hospitalization that year to be $18 to $21 million.
本研究的目的是评估魁北克省哮喘住院治疗的频率和住院时间的近期趋势，并估算哮喘住院治疗的费用。提取了1988/89年、1989/90年和1994/95年期间魁北克所有短期住院医院中主要诊断为哮喘且住院30天或更短时间的患者的数据。1988/89年魁北克每1000人中有1.76例哮喘住院病例，1989/90年降至1.44例，1994/95年又回升至1.75例。当比较这三个数据年份时，平均住院时间略有下降。在所有这三年中，年轻男孩的住院率特别高。1994/95年，秋季月份的住院病例更多。我们估计该年哮喘住院治疗的总费用为1800万至2100万美元。
