Key result
In-hospital death after acute myocardial infarction was associated with significantly higher adjusted mean hospital costs ($23,173 vs $18,970; p<0.001) and longer length of stay compared to survival.
Why the study?
Differences in costs and length of stay among patients with AMI who died versus survived had not been fully described in a nationally representative cohort.
Cohort (n=9,118)
Yes
Absolute Event Rate: 23173% vs 18970%
p-value: p=<0.001
Patients who die during hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction incur significantly higher costs and longer lengths of stay than survivors, highlighting the need to include the cost of dying in economic evaluations of cardiovascular interventions.
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Mallow et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in Acute Myocardial Infarction (n=9,118). In-hospital death vs. Survival was evaluated on Adjusted mean hospital cost (p=<0.001). In-hospital death after acute myocardial infarction was associated with significantly higher adjusted mean hospital costs ($23,173 vs $18,970; p<0.001) and longer length of stay compared to survival.
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