RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cost burden of neuroimaging during one-time admission for first-ever acute stroke in Nigeria
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 122
OP 128
DO 10.17712/nsj.2018.2.20170404
VO 23
IS 2
A1 Adeleye D. Omisore
A1 Morenikeji A. Komolafe
A1 Oluwaseun T. Esan
A1 Bukunmi M. Idowu
A1 Adeniyi S. Aderibigbe
A1 Abdul-Majeed K. Abidoye
A1 Stephen O. Onigbinde
YR 2018
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/23/2/122.abstract
AB Objectives: To determine the cost burden of Neuroimaging and its contribution to direct total hospitalization costs (HCs) during one-time admission for first-ever stroke.Methods: The clinical characteristics, direct itemised costs and total HCs for 170 consecutive patients with first-ever stroke, admitted at our public tertiary health facility over a 15-month period were evaluated.Results: The records of 170 stroke subjects were reviewed. The median total HCs for one-time admission per stroke patient was $183.30 with a median daily cost of $15.86. Median cost of radiological investigations was the highest among the categorized hospital costs. Among the radiological investigations, neuroimaging accounted for at least 99% of cost to patients.Conclusion: The financial burden of radiological investigations, particularly neuroimaging, is high during one-time admission of patients with first-ever stroke in our environment.