The economic cost of nursing care of palliative patient in the emergency department

Tânia dos Santos Afonso; Manuel Luís Capelas; Lurdes Martins

doi:10.3390/healthcare13040421

The economic cost of nursing care of palliative patient in the emergency department

Tânia dos Santos Afonso^*, Manuel Luís Capelas, Lurdes Martins

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(1) Background: The economic cost of nursing care to palliative patients in avoidable hospital admission is unknown. (2) Methods: An observational, retrospective, and analytical study was used encompassing the economic cost of nursing care in a general hospital emergency department that uses descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. (3) Results: We have a sample of 273 palliative patients in preventable hospital admissions (76.3%, CI 95%: 71.7–80.8), deceased, in 2019. With a median of 84 years, about 80% were admitted home after 5 h of complaints, mainly due to respiratory symptoms. Patients remained for approximately 24 h in the emergency department, totaling a median of EUR 180.98 in nursing care costs per admission. (4) Conclusions: It was evident that with the knowledge obtained about palliative economic nursing costs, we could increase results, manage resources, and consolidate PC integration in health systems, as this study proved. This study was not registered.

Idioma original	English
Número do artigo	421
Número de páginas	19
Revista	Healthcare
Volume	13
Número de emissão	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13040421
Estado da publicação	Publicado - 15 fev. 2025

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