Polednak A P, Shevchenko I P
Connecticut Tumor Registry, Department of Public Health, Hartford, USA.
J Health Care Finance. 1998 Fall;25(1):26-34.
Cancers are common causes of death before age 65 years, but health care costs have rarely been examined. Data from the statewide population-based Connecticut Tumor Registry were linked with the statewide hospital-discharge database, for cancer patients who died in 1992 before age 65 years. Average cancer-related charges for stays at Connecticut hospitals during the last year of life for lung and breast cancer were $31,000-$37,000 per patient, and total charges were $9 million-$12 million. Trends in the health care system and in patient preferences may affect future hospital charges for terminal care of cancer patients.
癌症是65岁之前常见的死亡原因，但医疗保健费用却很少得到审视。来自基于全州人口的康涅狄格肿瘤登记处的数据与全州医院出院数据库相链接，这些数据涉及1992年65岁之前死亡的癌症患者。肺癌和乳腺癌患者在生命最后一年在康涅狄格医院住院期间与癌症相关的平均费用为每位患者31,000 - 37,000美元，总费用为900万 - 1200万美元。医疗保健系统的趋势和患者偏好可能会影响未来癌症患者临终护理的医院费用。
