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Cost burden of neuroimaging during one-time admission for first-ever acute stroke in Nigeria

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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… Click to show full abstract

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.

Keywords: cost; first ever; one time; time admission

Journal Title: Neurosciences
Year Published: 2018

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