The cost of treating diabetic ketoacidosis in the UK: a national survey of hospital resource use

Dhatariya, Ketan, Skedgel, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-8846 and Fordham, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5520-6255 (2017) The cost of treating diabetic ketoacidosis in the UK: a national survey of hospital resource use. Diabetic Medicine, 34 (10). 1361–1366. ISSN 0742-3071

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Abstract

Aims: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a commonly encountered metabolic emergency. In 2014 a national survey was conducted looking at the management of DKA in adult patients across the UK. The survey reported the clinical management of individual patients as well as institutional factors that teams felt were important in helping to deliver that care. However, costs of treating DKA were not reported. Methods: We used a ‘bottom up’ approach to cost analysis to determine the total expense associated with treating DKA in a mixed population sample. The data were derived from the source data from the national UK survey of 283 individual patients collected via questionnaires sent to hospitals across the country. Results: Because the initial survey collection tool was not designed with a health economic model in mind, several assumptions were made when analysing the data. The mean and median time in hospital was 5.6 and 2.7 days, respectively. Based on the individual patient data and using the Joint British Diabetes Societies Inpatient Care Group guidelines, the cost analysis shows that for this cohort, the average cost for an episode of DKA was £2064 per patient (95% CI: £1800, 2563). Conclusion: Despite relatively short stays in hospital, costs for managing episodes of DKA in adults were relatively high. Assumptions made in calculations did not take into account prolonged hospital stay due to co-morbidities nor costs incurred as a loss of productivity. Therefore the actual costs to the healthcare system and society in general are likely to be substantially higher.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2017 05:06
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 02:50
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63903
DOI:	10.1111/dme.13427

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