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ArticleActa ortopedica brasileira2022

COSTS ANALYSIS OF SPINAL COLUMN METASTASES SURGICAL TREATMENT.

Priscila Barile Marchi Candido, Fernanda Maris Peria, Altacílio Aparecido Nunes, Rômulo Pedroza Pinheiro, Herton Rodrigo Tavares Costa, Helton L A Defino

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Article in Acta ortopedica brasileira, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Priscila Barile Marchi CandidoUniversidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Unimed-Limeira and Doctoral Student at Department of Medical Clinics, São Pulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9386-3600
Fernanda Maris PeriaUniversidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Division of Clinical Oncology, Department of Medical Images, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3653-6259
Altacílio Aparecido NunesUniversidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Department of Social Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9934-920X
Rômulo Pedroza PinheiroUniversidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Department of Social Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0623-3003
Herton Rodrigo Tavares CostaUniversidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Department of Social Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3965-6886
Helton L A DefinoUniversidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Department of Social Medicine, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4274-0130

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: End-of-life cancer treatment is associated with substantial healthcare costs. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the surgical treatment cost of spinal metastasis and epidural compression patients undergoing surgical treatment. Methods: A retrospective cost analysis of 81 patients with spinal metastasis and epidural compression undergoing surgical treatment. Cost evaluation was defined in the following categories: medications, laboratory and imaging tests, nursery, recovery room, intensive care unit, surgical procedure, and consigned material. The cost of pain improvement, functional activity, and survival was also evaluated. Results: The total cost of surgical treatment for 81 patients was $3,604,334.26, and the average value for each patient was $44,497.95. The highest costs were related to implants (41.1%), followed by hospitalization (27.3%) and surgical procedure (19.7%). Conclusion: The cost of surgical treatment for spinal metastases is one of the most expensive bone complications in cancer patients. The cost of treatment related to outcomes showed differences according to the outcome analyzed. Hospital stay, tests, drugs, and intensive care play an important role in some of the costs related to the specific outcome.

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Costs and Cost AnalysisHospital CostsPalliative careSpinal Cord Compression

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PMCPMC9721407

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