Cost per patient in a general surgical ward was related to duration of stay and postoperative morbidity, suggesting a resource unit-based system is most suitable for clinicians monitoring resources.
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General surgical ward patients
Cost per patient
Data relating to the cost of caring for individual patients were collected for all patients in a general surgical ward over a six-month period. From this the cost per patient was calculated for various diseases and was found to be related to duration of stay. Postoperative morbidity was important in determining cost. A system that calculates cost by means of units based on the use of resources rather than by cash cost accounting is probably the most suitable for a clinician who has to monitor resources.
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Denise Harper
Vidant Medical Center
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Denise Harper (Sat,) conducted a observational in General surgical ward patients. Cost per patient in a general surgical ward was related to duration of stay and postoperative morbidity, suggesting a resource unit-based system is most suitable for clinicians monitoring resources.
synapsesocial.com/papers/6a08c2e08bd2868868ba02b6 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.6164.647
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