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ArticleEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Economic analysis of costs with enteral and parenteral nutritional therapy according to disease and outcome.

Adriano Hyeda, Élide Sbardellotto Mariano da Costa

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  1. Enteral feeding for patients with dementia: an ethical critique of the clinical and economic considerations.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025
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Adriano HyedaUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Élide Sbardellotto Mariano da CostaUniversidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Universidade Federal do Paraná · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo conduct an economic analysis of enteral and parenteral diet costs according to the type of disease and outcome (survivors versus deaths).

methodsIt is a cross-sectional, observational, retrospective study with a qualitative and quantitative design, based on analysis of hospital accounts from a healthcare insurance provider in the Southern region of Brazil.

resultsWe analyzed 301 hospital accounts of individuals who used enteral and parenteral diets. The total cost of the diet was 35.4% of hospital account total costs. The enteral modality accounted for 59.8% of total dietary costs. The major costs with diets were observed in hospitalizations related to infections, cancers and cerebro-cardiovascular diseases. The major costs with parenteral diet were with admissions related by cancers (64.52%) and dementia syndromes (46.17%). The highest ratio between total diet costs with the total of hospital account costs was in dementia syndromes (46.32%) and in cancers (41.2%). The individuals who died spent 51.26% of total of hospital account costs, being 32.81% in diet (47.45% of total diet value and 58.81% in parenteral modality).

conclusionEnteral and parenteral nutritional therapies account for a significant part of the costs with hospitalized individuals, especially in cases of cancers and dementia syndromes. The costs of parenteral diets were higher in the group of patients who died. OBJETIVO: Realizar uma análise econômica de custos da terapia nutricional enteral e parenteral, conforme o tipo de doença e o desfecho (sobreviventes versus óbitos). MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, observacional, retrospectivo, com estratégia qualitativa e quantitativa, a partir da análise de contas hospitalares de uma operadora de saúde da Região Sul do Brasil. RESULTADOS: Foram analisadas 301 contas hospitalares de usuários que utilizaram dieta enteral e parenteral. O custo total com dieta foi de 35,4% do custo total das contas hospitalares. A modalidade enteral representou 59,8% do custo total em dieta. Os maiores custos com dieta foram observados em internações relacionadas a infecções, cânceres e doenças cérebro-cardiovasculares. Os maiores custos com dieta parenteral foram observados nas internações relacionadas aos cânceres (64,52%) e às síndromes demenciais (46,17%). A maior relação entre o custo total com dieta e o custo total da conta foi na síndrome demencial (46,32%) e no câncer (41,2%). Os usuários que foram a óbito consumiram 51,26% dos custos totais das contas, sendo 32,81% com dieta (47,45% do valor total com dieta e 58,81% do custo na modalidade parenteral). CONCLUSÃO: As terapias nutricionais enteral e parenteral representaram uma parte importante dos custos no tratamento de indivíduos hospitalizados, principalmente nos casos dos cânceres e nas síndromes demenciais. O custo com dieta parenteral foi maior no grupo de usuários que foram a óbito.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrazilCommunicable DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDementiaEnteral NutritionEvaluation Studies as TopicFemaleHealth Care CostsHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms

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