Background
Methods
Study population and data source
Study variables and outcome measures
Study variables
Outcome variable
Statistical analyses
Results
Description of trauma patients and hospitalizations characteristics
Total patients | Non-surgical patients | Surgical patients | P | |
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Characteristics of hospitalization | ||||
Total Hospitalizations, No. (%) | 1707 | 1320(77.33) | 387(22.67) | |
Age, mean(SD), mo | 73.80(6.92) | 73.98(6.97) | 73.18(6.75) | 0.1824 |
65–69 | 628(36.79) | 469(35.53) | 159(41.09) | |
70–74 | 368(21.56) | 282(21.36) | 86(22.22) | |
75–79 | 293(17.16) | 238(18.03) | 55(14.21) | |
80–84 | 279(16.34) | 217(16.44) | 62(16.02) | |
85–89 | 114(6.68) | 95(7.2) | 19(4.91) | |
≥ 90 | 25(1.46) | 19(1.44) | 6(1.55) | |
Gender, No. (%) | 0.4712 | |||
Male | 914(53.54) | 713(54.02) | 201(51.94) | |
Female | 793(46.46) | 607(45.98) | 186(48.06) | |
Medical Payment type, No. (%) | 0.0793 | |||
Basic Medical Insurance | 861(50.44) | 649(49.17) | 212(54.78) | |
Entire self-pay | 489(28.65) | 381(28.86) | 108(27.91) | |
Other | 357(20.91) | 290(21.97) | 67(17.31) | |
Cause of injury, No. (%) | < .0001 | |||
Falls (W00-W19) | 901(52.78) | 699(52.95) | 202(52.2) | |
Transport accidents (V01-V99) | 528(30.93) | 425(32.2) | 103(26.61) | |
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) | 53(3.1) | 22(1.67) | 31(8.01) | |
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64) | 31(1.82) | 29(2.2) | 2(0.52) | |
Other | 194(11.36) | 145(10.98) | 49(12.66) | |
Type of injury, No. (%) | < .0001 | |||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | 657(38.49) | 577(43.71) | 80(20.67) | |
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) | 303(17.75) | 199(15.08) | 104(26.87) | |
Injuries to the abdomen,lower back,lumbar spine and pelvis (S30-S39) | 184(10.78) | 154(11.67) | 30(7.75) | |
Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) | 179(10.49) | 165(12.5) | 14(3.62) | |
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) | 123(7.21) | 68(5.15) | 55(14.21) | |
Other | 261(15.29) | 157(11.89) | 104(26.87) | |
ISS, mean (SD) | 10.46(6.93) | 10.37(6.74) | 10.80(7.55) | 0.1787 |
ISS, No. (%) | ||||
< 16 | 1431(83.83) | 1117(84.62) | 314(81.14) | |
16–24 | 228(13.36) | 170(12.88) | 58(14.99) | |
≥ 25 | 48(2.81) | 33(2.5) | 15(3.88) | |
Multimorbidity | 0.3468 | |||
no NCDs | 441(25.83) | 338(25.61) | 103(26.61) | |
one NCDs | 479(28.06) | 374(28.33) | 105(27.13) | |
two NCDs | 436(25.54) | 347(26.29) | 89(23) | |
three or more NCDs | 351(20.56) | 261(19.77) | 90(23.26) | |
CCI, mean (SD), mo | 3.83(1.62) | 3.85(1.56) | 3.76(1.82) | 0.3288 |
≥ 3 | 1359(79.61) | 1074(81.36) | 285(73.64) | |
< 3 | 348(20.39) | 246(18.64) | 102(26.36) | |
Characteristics of hospitalization | ||||
LOS mean (SD), d | 15.49(16.97) | 13.23(14.16) | 23.20(22.59) | < .0001 |
≤ 7 | 618(36.2) | 543(41.14) | 75(19.38) | |
8–14 | 451(26.42) | 379(28.71) | 72(18.60) | |
15–28 | 422(24.72) | 279(21.14) | 143(36.95) | |
≥ 29 | 216(12.65) | 119(9.02) | 97(25.06) | |
Mode of admission, No. (%) | 0.0248 | |||
Emergency admission | 800(46.87) | 638(48.33) | 162(41.86) | |
Outpatient admission | 907(53.13) | 682(51.67) | 225(58.14) | |
Admission status, No. (%) | 0.2048 | |||
Critically ill status | 45(2.64) | 30(2.27) | 15(3.88) | |
Urgent status | 204(11.95) | 156(11.82) | 48(12.40) | |
General status | 1458(85.41) | 1134(85.91) | 324(83.72) | |
Transferring to other departments | < .0001 | |||
No | 1491(87.35) | 1253(94.92) | 238(61.50) | |
Yes | 216(12.65) | 67(5.08) | 149(38.50) | |
Intensive care | 0.0057 | |||
No | 1645(96.37) | 1281(97.05) | 364(94.06) | |
Yes | 62(3.63) | 39(2.95) | 23(5.94) | |
Admission to ICU | < .0001 | |||
No | 1580(92.56) | 1292(97.88) | 288(74.42) | |
Yes | 127(7.44) | 28(2.12) | 99(25.58) | |
Blood transfusion | < .0001 | |||
No | 1557(91.21) | 1284(97.27) | 273(70.54) | |
Yes | 150(8.79) | 36(2.73) | 114(29.46) | |
Rescue | 0.0298 | |||
No | 1544(90.45) | 1205(91.29) | 339(87.60) | |
Yes | 163(9.55) | 115(8.71) | 48(12.40) | |
Usage of the ventilator | < .0001 | |||
No | 1552(90.92) | 1270(96.21) | 282(72.87) | |
Yes | 155(9.08) | 50(3.79) | 105(27.13) | |
In-hospital mortality | 0.4451 | |||
No | 1643(96.25) | 1268(96.06) | 375(96.90) | |
Yes | 64(3.75) | 52(3.94) | 12(3.10) |
Summary of major cost factors by the type of treatments
Factors associated with hospitalization costs
Total patients, Mean (SD) | P | Non-surgical patients, Mean (SD) | P | Surgical patients, Mean (SD) | P | |
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Total | 20,741(26,874) | 13,647(17,964) | 44,936(36,471) | |||
Age | 0.7397 | 0.8847 | 0.1507 | |||
65–69 | 21,088(28,622) | 13,215(15,553) | 36,289(27,789) | |||
70–74 | 19,480(23,207) | 14,354(18,892) | 35,108(26,838) | |||
75–79 | 21,452(27,970) | 14,425(21,482) | 51,860(32,335) | |||
80–84 | 20,112(22,882) | 13,372(17,700) | 43,706(23,438) | |||
85–89 | 18,787(29,242) | 12,308(18,325) | 51,181(47,803) | |||
≥ 90 | 20,346(22,095) | 13,913(12,892) | 40,717(33,009) | |||
Gender | 0.0512 | < .0001 | 0.2984 | |||
Male | 21,913(28,189) | 15,946(20,846) | 43,080(38,772) | |||
Female | 19,390(25,223) | 10,947(13,353) | 46,943(33,799) | |||
Medical Payment type | 0.012 | 0.0006 | 0.0017 | |||
Basic Medical Insurance | 18,825(23,332) | 11,828(14,162) | 40,243(31,488) | |||
Entire self-pay | 22,719(27,313) | 16,163(19,471) | 45,848(36,916) | |||
Other | 22,652(33,246) | 14,411(22,546) | 58,320(46,328) | |||
Cause of injury | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
Falls (W00-W19) | 19,809(25,178) | 11,848(15,272) | 47,354(32,335) | |||
Transport accidents (V01-V99) | 24,918(31,596) | 17,547(22,570) | 55,331(43,358) | |||
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) | 17,449(21,331) | 12,946(18,481) | 20,645(22,896) | |||
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64) | 8,509(18,560) | 5,335(3,821) | 54,530(73,468) | |||
Other | 16,555(20,721) | 12,656(14,047) | 28,096(30,863) | |||
Type of injury | < .0001 | 0.0857 | < .0001 | |||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | 20,406(30,592) | 14,951(20,659) | 59,751(53,613) | |||
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) | 27,875(27,447) | 12,738(16,097) | 56,839(20,518) | |||
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis (S30-S39) | 15,594(17,207) | 12,407(12,418) | 31,953(26,909) | |||
Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) | 14,213(17,919) | 13,174(18,030) | 26,453(10,987) | |||
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) | 27,698(30,678) | 15,935(21,271) | 42,241(34,282) | |||
Other | 18,128(22,255) | 10,729(10,800) | 29,297(29,396) | |||
ISS | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
< 16 | 17,315(20,818) | 11,439(12,932) | 38,219(28,673) | |||
16–24 | 37,131(33,479) | 24,014(29,676) | 75,577(53,048) | |||
≥ 25 | 45,023(41,710) | 34,994(40,088) | 67,086(37,533) | |||
Multimorbidity | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
no NCD | 17,760(23,727) | 11,253(13,635) | 39,113(34,837) | |||
one NCD | 16,549(20,623) | 11,798(14,243) | 33,471(29,274) | |||
two NCD | 22,181(29,980) | 14,180(18,966) | 53,374(42,334) | |||
three or more NCD | 28,418(31,900) | 18,689(24,254) | 56,633(34,652) | |||
CCI | 0.5683 | 0.2777 | 0.5451 | |||
≥ 3 | 20,553(26,599) | 13,904(18,789) | 45,609(35,385) | |||
< 3 | 21,475(27,950) | 12,525(13,776) | 43,058(39,471) | |||
LOS | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
≤ 7 | 6,415(6,754) | 5,304(4,743) | 14,457(11,871) | |||
8–14 | 13,925(12,281) | 11,036(7,198) | 29,133(20,025) | |||
15–28 | 27,677(19,973) | 19,476(14,056) | 43,678(20,148) | |||
≥ 29 | 62,407(44,463) | 46,365(37,021) | 82,089(45,084) | |||
Mode of admission | 0.1526 | 0.0365 | 0.0517 | |||
Emergency admission | 21,732(29,383) | 14,728(20,863) | 49,314(40,033) | |||
Outpatient admission | 19,867(24,432) | 12,636(14,690) | 41,785(33,413) | |||
Admission status | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
Critically ill status | 56,439(60,273) | 37,922(45,719) | 93,473(69,883) | |||
Urgent status | 29,114(35,802) | 16,960(22,532) | 68,614(42,170) | |||
General status | 18,467(22,427) | 12,549(15,311) | 39,182(29,887) | |||
Transferring to other departments | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
No | 15,779(20,780) | 12,552(16,141) | 32,768(31,517) | |||
Yes | 54,991(37,268) | 34,128(32,533) | 64,373(35,497) | |||
Intensive care | < .0001 | < .0001 | 0.0098 | |||
No | 19,901(26,385) | 13,128(17,430) | 43,736(36,742) | |||
Yes | 43,030(30,206) | 30,698(25,706) | 63,940(25,723) | |||
Admission to ICU | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
No | 17,071(21,212) | 12,673(14,644) | 36,802(32,143) | |||
Yes | 66,397(43,241) | 58,607(58,052) | 68,600(38,123) | |||
Blood transfusion | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
No | 16,763(21,544) | 12,483(15,173) | 36,893(32,805) | |||
Yes | 62,031(39,244) | 55,166(43,585) | 64,199(37,717) | |||
Rescue | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
No | 18,616(22,354) | 12,368(14,376) | 40,822(30,187) | |||
Yes | 40,872(48,942) | 27,047(36,781) | 73,993(58,196) | |||
Usage of the ventilator | < .0001 | < .0001 | < .0001 | |||
No | 16,852(20,148) | 12,413(13,794) | 36,842(29,856) | |||
Yes | 59,684(47,256) | 45,003(52,123) | 66,675(43,286) | |||
In-hospital mortality | 0.0183 | 0.0197 | 0.0242 | |||
No | 20,438(25,869) | 13,414(17,154) | 44,190(34,761) | |||
Yes | 28,513(45,290) | 19,340(31,654) | 68,264(70,573) |
Quantile regression
Quantile regression (Ln (Hospitalization costs)) | ||||||||||
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10th percentile | 25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | 90th percentile | ||||||
coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | |
Age (ref ≥ 90) | ||||||||||
65–69 | 0.16 | (-0.50–0.82) | 0.11 | (-0.20–0.42) | 0.11 | (-0.23–0.44) | -0.01 | (-0.29–0.26) | -0.19 | (-0.50–0.12) |
70–74 | 0.34 | (-0.30–0.98) | 0.09 | (-0.20–0.39) | 0.05 | (-0.28–0.38) | -0.02 | (-0.29–0.25) | -0.17 | (-0.48–0.14) |
75–79 | 0.29 | (-0.36–0.94) | 0.09 | (-0.20–0.39) | 0.10 | (-0.23–0.42) | 0.05 | (-0.24–0.33) | -0.11 | (-0.41–0.20) |
80–84 | 0.32 | (-0.33–0.97) | 0.1 | (-0.18–0.39) | 0.04 | (-0.27–0.35) | -0.01 | (-0.29–0.28) | -0.15 | (-0.46–0.17) |
85–89 | 0.25 | (-0.43–0.93) | 0.11 | (-0.19–0.41) | 0.06 | (-0.30–0.42) | 0.02 | (-0.28–0.33) | -0.17 | (-0.48–0.15) |
Gender: Male (ref = Female) | 0.11 | (-0.01–0.22) | 0.12** | (0.05–0.19) | 0.11** | (0.04–0.18) | 0.06* | (0.01–0.12) | 0.10* | (0.02–0.18) |
Medical Payment type (ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Basic Medical Insurance | 0.14 | (-0.02–0.30) | 0.08 | (-0.01–0.17) | 0.03 | (-0.08–0.13) | 0.03 | (-0.04–0.10) | 0.05 | (-0.06–0.16) |
Entire self-pay | -0.13 | (-0.29–0.04) | -0.11 | (-0.22–0.00) | -0.13* | (-0.23–-0.03) | -0.02 | (-0.11–0.08) | 0.11 | (-0.03–0.24) |
Cause of injury (ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Falls (W00-W19) | 0.05 | (-0.12–0.22) | 0.14* | (0.03–0.25) | 0.12* | (0.00–0.23) | 0.09 | (-0.01–0.19) | 0.13 | (-0.02–0.28) |
Transport accidents (V01-V99) | -0.04 | (-0.22–0.14) | 0.12* | (0.00–0.24) | 0.07 | (-0.05–0.18) | 0.04 | (-0.07–0.15) | 0.08 | (-0.07–0.23) |
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) | -0.07 | (-0.33–0.18) | -0.12 | (-0.34–0.09) | -0.11 | (-0.33–0.11) | -0.12 | (-0.39–0.16) | -0.06 | (-0.37–0.26) |
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64) | -0.28 | (-0.71–0.15) | -0.35 | (-0.76–0.06) | -0.1 | (-0.37–0.17) | -0.31* | (-0.61–-0.00) | -0.33 | (-0.95–0.28) |
Type of injury (ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | 0.04 | (-0.13–0.22) | 0.06 | (-0.05–0.18) | -0.02 | (-0.13–0.09) | -0.05 | (-0.14–0.05) | 0.02 | (-0.12–0.16) |
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) | 0.18 | (-0.02–0.37) | 0.19** | (0.06–0.33) | 0.13* | (0.01–0.26) | 0.14* | (0.03–0.25) | 0.09 | (-0.05–0.23) |
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis (S30-S39) | 0.18 | (-0.06–0.43) | 0.09 | (-0.06–0.25) | 0.03 | (-0.14–0.20) | 0.12 | (-0.03–0.27) | 0.16 | (-0.02–0.33) |
Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) | 0.21* | (0.01–0.42) | 0.28*** | (0.14–0.42) | 0.25** | (0.09–0.41) | 0.28*** | (0.17–0.39) | 0.21* | (0.04–0.39) |
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) | 0.21 | (-0.03–0.45) | 0.01 | (-0.17–0.20) | 0.07 | (-0.07–0.21) | 0.04 | (-0.09–0.16) | -0.03 | (-0.23–0.17) |
ISS (ref < 16) | ||||||||||
16–24 | 0.30*** | (0.15–0.45) | 0.22** | (0.09–0.34) | 0.32*** | (0.21–0.43) | 0.29*** | (0.21–0.37) | 0.18** | (0.06–0.29) |
≥ 25 | 0.09 | (-0.50–0.68) | 0.1 | (-0.22–0.41) | 0.37*** | (0.15–0.59) | 0.41*** | (0.18–0.64) | 0.36* | (0.07–0.65) |
Multimorbidity (ref = no NCD) | ||||||||||
one NCD | 0.15* | (0.00–0.29) | 0.13** | (0.03–0.22) | 0.10* | (0.01–0.19) | 0.08 | (-0.01–0.16) | 0.07 | (-0.04–0.17) |
two NCD | 0.22** | (0.06–0.39) | 0.26*** | (0.15–0.36) | 0.24*** | (0.15–0.33) | 0.16*** | (0.07–0.24) | 0.19** | (0.06–0.31) |
three or more NCD | 0.37*** | (0.18–0.56) | 0.40*** | (0.28–0.51) | 0.41*** | (0.30–0.51) | 0.33*** | (0.23–0.43) | 0.31*** | (0.17–0.44) |
CCI ≥ 3 (ref < 3) | -0.09 | (-0.28–0.11) | 0.07 | (-0.21–0.07) | -0.06 | (-0.17–0.04) | -0.06 | (-0.17–0.06) | -0.06 | (-0.21–0.10) |
LOS (ref ≤ 7) | ||||||||||
8–14 | 0.92*** | (0.78–1.06) | 0.87*** | (0.78–0.95) | 0.74*** | (0.66–0.83) | 0.74*** | (0.66–0.81) | 0.64*** | (0.53–0.74) |
15–28 | 1.41*** | (1.25–1.56) | 1.38*** | (1.27–1.48) | 1.27*** | (1.18–1.35) | 1.23*** | (1.14–1.31) | 1.13*** | (1.03–1.24) |
≥ 29 | 1.92*** | (1.70–2.15) | 1.86*** | (1.71–2.01) | 1.87*** | (1.72–2.02) | 1.92*** | (1.81–2.03) | 1.84*** | (1.69–2.00) |
Mode of admission: Emergency admission (ref = Outpatient admission) | 0.11* | (0.02–0.21) | 0.06 | (-0.01–0.13) | 0.03 | (-0.03–0.09) | -0.03 | (-0.09–0.03) | -0.06 | (-0.13–0.01) |
Admission status (ref = General status) | ||||||||||
Critically ill status | -0.11 | (-0.65–0.43) | -0.03 | (-0.30–0.25) | -0.01 | (-0.22–0.21) | -0.08 | (-0.45–0.30) | 0.22 | (-0.23–0.67) |
Urgent status | -0.01 | (-0.17–0.15) | -0.01 | (-0.11–0.09) | -0.09 | (-0.20–0.02) | -0.04 | (-0.13–0.05) | 0.03 | (-0.12–0.19) |
Transferring to other departments, Yes (ref = No) | 0.19 | (-0.01–0.39) | 0.21* | (0.05–0.38) | 0.25*** | (0.12–0.37) | 0.15* | (0.02–0.27) | 0.16* | (0.03–0.30) |
Intensive care, Yes (ref = No) | 0.70*** | (0.47–0.93) | 0.50*** | (0.30–0.71) | 0.47*** | (0.33–0.61) | 0.35*** | (0.22–0.48) | 0.24 | (-0.07–0.54) |
Admission to ICU, Yes (ref = No) | 0.07 | (-0.27–0.40) | 0.05 | (-0.16–0.25) | -0.08 | (-0.27–0.11) | 0.07 | (-0.12–0.26) | 0.08 | (-0.20–0.36) |
Blood transfusion, Yes (ref = No) | 0.43** | (0.11–0.75) | 0.26** | (0.07–0.45) | 0.27*** | (0.15–0.39) | 0.15** | (0.04–0.25) | 0.23** | (0.06–0.40) |
Rescue, Yes (ref = No) | 0.03 | (-0.23–0.30) | 0.08 | (-0.10–0.26) | 0.22* | (0.05–0.39) | 0.30*** | (0.17–0.43) | 0.24** | (0.07–0.41) |
Usage of the ventilator, Yes (ref = No) | 0.29 | (-0.02–0.59) | 0.26* | (0.03–0.49) | 0.26** | (0.08–0.44) | 0.28** | (0.10–0.45) | 0.30* | (0.05–0.56) |
In-hospital mortality, Yes (ref = No) | 0.04 | (-0.50–0.58) | 0.07 | (-0.29–0.42) | 0.14 | (-0.14–0.42) | 0.18 | (-0.03–0.39) | 0.15 | (-0.10–0.39) |
Surgery, Yes (ref = No) | 0.47*** | (0.30–0.65) | 0.64*** | (0.52–0.77) | 0.59*** | (0.49–0.69) | 0.63*** | (0.55–0.72) | 0.66*** | (0.56–0.77) |
Quantile regression (Ln (Hospitalization costs)) | ||||||||||
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10th percentile | 25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | 90th percentile | ||||||
coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | |
Age (ref ≥ 90) | ||||||||||
65–69 | 0.25 | (-0.77–1.26) | 0.07 | (-0.30–0.44) | -0.11 | (-0.48–0.27) | -0.19 | (-0.53–0.15) | -0.42* | (-0.74–-0.10) |
70–74 | 0.34 | (-0.65–1.33) | 0.09 | (-0.28–0.46) | -0.16 | (-0.54–0.23) | -0.20 | (-0.53–0.12) | -0.35* | (-0.67–-0.02) |
75–79 | 0.34 | (-0.65–1.34) | 0.07 | (-0.28–0.43) | -0.14 | (-0.53–0.24) | -0.13 | (-0.48–0.22) | -0.30 | (-0.62–0.02) |
80–84 | 0.31 | (-0.69–1.31) | 0.08 | (-0.29–0.46) | -0.16 | (-0.55–0.23) | -0.17 | (-0.51–0.17) | -0.28 | (-0.60–0.05) |
85–89 | 0.25 | (-0.81–1.31) | 0.10 | (-0.30–0.50) | -0.20 | (-0.62–0.22) | -0.20 | (-0.56–0.16) | -0.31 | (-0.64–0.02) |
Gender: Male (ref = Female) | 0.08 | (-0.04–0.20) | 0.15*** | (0.06–0.24) | 0.17*** | (0.10–0.24) | 0.10** | (0.04–0.17) | 0.14** | (0.05–0.22) |
Medical Payment type(ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Basic Medical Insurance | 0.29*** | (0.12–0.46) | 0.11 | (-0.00–0.22) | 0.06 | (-0.05–0.16) | 0.00 | (-0.09–0.09) | 0.06 | (-0.05–0.16) |
Entire self-pay | -0.08 | (-0.26–0.10) | -0.12* | (-0.24–-0.00) | -0.14* | (-0.24–-0.03) | -0.08 | (-0.19–0.03) | 0.04 | (-0.09–0.17) |
Cause of injury (ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Falls (W00-W19) | -0.07 | (-0.27–0.12) | 0.10 | (-0.03–0.23) | 0.09 | (-0.05–0.22) | 0.05 | (-0.07–0.17) | -0.04 | (-0.18–0.10) |
Transport accidents (V01-V99) | -0.01 | (-0.22–0.19) | 0.09 | (-0.05–0.23) | 0.03 | (-0.10–0.17) | 0.00 | (-0.14–0.13) | 0.04 | (-0.12–0.20) |
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) | -0.15 | (-0.86–0.56) | -0.14 | (-0.55–0.27) | -0.05 | (-0.42–0.32) | 0.05 | (-0.07–0.17) | 0.09 | (-0.46–0.64) |
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64) | -0.41 | (-0.90–0.08) | -0.3 | (-0.74–0.14) | -0.12 | (-0.40–0.17) | 0.17 | (-0.31–0.64) | -0.07 | (-0.66–0.52) |
Type of injury (ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | -0.08 | (-0.28–0.12) | 0.03 | (-0.11–0.16) | -0.09 | (-0.21–0.03) | -0.05 | (-0.16–0.06) | 0.05 | (-0.09–0.18) |
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) | -0.07 | (-0.33–0.19) | 0.12 | (-0.06–0.29) | 0.04 | (-0.12–0.19) | 0.10 | (-0.02–0.23) | 0.14 | (-0.02–0.29) |
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis (S30-S39) | -0.01 | (-0.24–0.23) | 0.13 | (-0.03–0.29) | -0.01 | (-0.18–0.15) | 0.11 | (-0.05–0.27) | 0.13 | (-0.02–0.27) |
Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) | 0.09 | (-0.12–0.31) | 0.22** | (0.06–0.39) | 0.14 | (-0.01–0.29) | 0.23*** | (0.11–0.36) | 0.17* | (0.02–0.32) |
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) | -0.01 | (-0.36–0.35) | 0.22 | (-0.05–0.50) | 0.03 | (-0.13–0.20) | 0.00 | (-0.15–0.16) | -0.01 | (-0.24–0.22) |
ISS (ref < 16) | ||||||||||
16–24 | 0.30** | (0.09–0.50) | 0.20** | (0.06–0.34) | 0.29*** | (0.17–0.41) | 0.25*** | (0.16–0.34) | 0.15* | (0.03–0.26) |
≥ 25 | 0.39 | (-0.47–1.25) | 0.23 | (-0.13–0.60) | 0.28 | (-0.07–0.63) | 0.41** | (0.13–0.69) | 0.17 | (-0.32–0.66) |
Multimorbidity (ref = no NCD) | ||||||||||
one NCD | 0.26** | (0.09–0.42) | 0.20*** | (0.10–0.30) | 0.10* | (0.00–0.20) | 0.11* | (0.02–0.20) | 0.15* | (0.04–0.27) |
two NCD | 0.25** | (0.09–0.42) | 0.27*** | (0.15–0.39) | 0.21*** | (0.12–0.30) | 0.16** | (0.06–0.26) | 0.18** | (0.06–0.30) |
three or more NCD | 0.42*** | (0.23–0.60) | 0.45*** | (0.30–0.60) | 0.43*** | (0.31–0.55) | 0.38*** | (0.27–0.50) | 0.38*** | (0.27–0.49) |
CCI ≥ 3 (ref < 3) | -0.02 | (-0.22–0.19) | -0.02 | (-0.18–0.14) | -0.03 | (-0.16–0.10) | -0.03 | (-0.14–0.08) | -0.1 | (-0.22–0.04) |
LOS (ref ≤ 7) | ||||||||||
8–14 | 0.94*** | (0.80–1.08) | 0.87*** | (0.77–0.96) | 0.72*** | (0.64–0.81) | 0.72*** | (0.64–0.79) | 0.68*** | (0.59–0.77) |
15–28 | 1.43*** | (1.28–1.59) | 1.39*** | (1.27–1.50) | 1.28*** | (1.20–1.37) | 1.27*** | (1.17–1.38) | 1.29*** | (1.14–1.44) |
≥ 29 | 1.99*** | (1.74–2.23) | 1.95*** | (1.78–2.12) | 2.04*** | (1.88–2.21) | 1.95*** | (1.81–2.09) | 1.99*** | (1.81–2.16) |
Mode of admission: Emergency admission (ref = Outpatient admission) | 0.09 | (-0.02–0.21) | 0.09* | (0.01–0.17) | 0.07 | (-0.00–0.14) | -0.02 | (-0.08–0.05) | 0.01 | (-0.07–0.10) |
Admission status (ref = General status) | ||||||||||
Critically ill status | -0.14 | (-1.14–0.87) | -0.05 | (-0.37–0.27) | -0.11 | (-0.38–0.15) | -0.16 | (-0.56–0.24) | 0.10 | (-0.39–0.60) |
Urgent status | -0.05 | (-0.25–0.15) | -0.03 | (-0.16–0.09) | -0.07 | (-0.18–0.04) | 0.00 | (-0.11–0.12) | 0.05 | (-0.10–0.20) |
Transferring to other departments, Yes (ref = No) | 0.12 | (-0.15–0.39) | 0.18 | (-0.03–0.40) | 0.18 | (-0.01–0.36) | 0.25** | (0.08–0.43) | 0.21 | (-0.02–0.45) |
Intensive care, Yes (ref = No) | 0.79*** | (0.38–1.20) | 0.68*** | (0.48–0.89) | 0.55*** | (0.41–0.68) | 0.38*** | (0.23–0.53) | 0.17 | (-0.26–0.59) |
Admission to ICU, Yes (ref = No) | 0.32 | (-0.37–1.01) | 0.07 | (-0.28–0.42) | 0.08 | (-0.28–0.43) | 0.23 | (-0.29–0.74) | 0.56* | (0.01–1.12) |
Blood transfusion, Yes (ref = No) | 0.84*** | (0.43–1.24) | 0.66*** | (0.47–0.85) | 0.40*** | (0.25–0.56) | 0.34* | (0.04–0.64) | 0.25 | (-0.14–0.65) |
Rescue, Yes (ref = No) | -0.01 | (-0.34–0.33) | 0.12 | (-0.15–0.38) | 0.22* | (0.00–0.44) | 0.32*** | (0.15–0.50) | 0.27*** | (0.13–0.40) |
Usage of the ventilator, Yes (ref = No) | 0.04 | (-0.61–0.69) | 0.54** | (0.14–0.94) | 0.47** | (0.19–0.75) | 0.41* | (0.08–0.75) | 0.35 | (-0.03–0.72) |
In-hospital mortality, Yes (ref = No) | 0.07 | (-0.55–0.70) | -0.29 | (-0.73–0.15) | -0.08 | (-0.44–0.28) | 0.03 | (-0.27–0.33) | 0.16 | (-0.08–0.41) |
Quantile regression (Ln (Hospitalization costs)) | ||||||||||
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10th percentile | 25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile | 90th percentile | ||||||
coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | |
Age (ref ≥ 90) | ||||||||||
65–69 | 0.3 | (-0.72–1.33) | 0.09 | (-0.53–0.72) | 0.29 | (-0.12–0.71) | 0.19 | (-0.32–0.70) | 0.39 | (-0.46–1.24) |
70–74 | 0.33 | (-0.75–1.40) | 0.03 | (-0.57–0.63) | 0.13 | (-0.27–0.53) | 0.21 | (-0.27–0.69) | 0.30 | (-0.54–1.14) |
75–79 | 0.24 | (-0.77–1.26) | 0.06 | (-0.54–0.66) | 0.28 | (-0.14–0.69) | 0.24 | (-0.25–0.74) | 0.47 | (-0.39–1.34) |
80–84 | 0.04 | (-0.96–1.03) | -0.01 | (-0.59–0.57) | 0.15 | (-0.24–0.54) | 0.11 | (-0.42–0.63) | 0.27 | (-0.60–1.14) |
85–89 | 0.5 | (-0.78–1.78) | -0.03 | (-0.77–0.71) | 0.28 | (-0.21–0.78) | 0.26 | (-0.24–0.77) | 0.33 | (-0.57–1.23) |
Gender: Male (ref = Female) | -0.02 | (-0.27–0.23) | -0.01 | (-0.13–0.12) | -0.09 | (-0.18–0.01) | -0.14* | (-0.26–-0.03) | -0.17* | (-0.31–-0.03) |
Medical Payment type (ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Basic Medical Insurance | -0.27 | (-0.61–0.07) | -0.05 | (-0.26–0.16) | 0 | (-0.18–0.18) | -0.07 | (-0.27–0.13) | -0.13 | (-0.41–0.14) |
Entire self-pay | -0.25 | (-0.60–0.09) | -0.25* | (-0.48–-0.01) | 0.09 | (-0.13–0.31) | 0.07 | (-0.10–0.24) | -0.03 | (-0.24–0.17) |
Cause of injury (ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Falls (W00-W19) | 0.50** | (0.15–0.86) | 0.35** | (0.12–0.58) | 0.27* | (0.05–0.48) | 0.23* | (0.00–0.46) | 0.10 | (-0.13–0.33) |
Transport accidents (V01-V99) | 0.11 | (-0.27–0.49) | 0.20 | (-0.09–0.48) | 0.22 | (-0.05–0.49) | 0.13 | (-0.11–0.37) | -0.08 | (-0.40–0.24) |
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) | 0.43 | (-0.13–0.99) | -0.07 | (-0.41–0.27) | -0.01 | (-0.29–0.28) | 0.03 | (-0.32–0.37) | -0.20 | (-0.62–0.22) |
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64) | -0.16 | (-5.10–4.77) | -0.79 | (-3.52–1.93) | -0.59 | (-3.13–1.95) | 0.54 | (-2.71–3.80) | -0.07 | (-4.16–4.01) |
Type of injury (ref = Other) | ||||||||||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | 0.24 | (-0.19–0.67) | 0.23 | (-0.03–0.49) | 0.34** | (0.10–0.58) | 0.22 | (-0.02–0.46) | 0.34* | (0.06–0.61) |
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) | 0.81*** | (0.37–1.25) | 0.56*** | (0.29–0.84) | 0.42*** | (0.22–0.63) | 0.23* | (0.05–0.40) | 0.23* | (0.03–0.42) |
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis (S30-S39) | 0.37 | (-0.35–1.08) | 0.11 | (-0.26–0.47) | 0.15 | (-0.19–0.49) | 0.20 | (-0.16–0.57) | 0.20 | (-0.19–0.59) |
Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) | 1.34* | (0.27–2.41) | 0.85*** | (0.41–1.29) | 0.68*** | (0.45–0.91) | 0.31 | (-0.19–0.81) | 0.18 | (-0.55–0.90) |
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) | 0.39 | (-0.02–0.79) | 0.08 | (-0.20–0.35) | 0.22 | (-0.02–0.45) | 0.16 | (-0.05–0.37) | 0.16 | (-0.05–0.38) |
ISS (ref < 16) | ||||||||||
16–24 | 0.76** | (0.29–1.23) | 0.39** | (0.11–0.68) | 0.33** | (0.10–0.57) | 0.46*** | (0.25–0.67) | 0.35** | (0.11–0.58) |
≥ 25 | 0.53 | (-0.66–1.72) | 0.48 | (-0.15–1.11) | 0.39* | (0.02–0.75) | 0.48* | (0.10–0.85) | 0.34 | (-0.11–0.79) |
Multimorbidity (ref = no NCD) | ||||||||||
one NCD | -0.31* | (-0.61–-0.01) | -0.14 | (-0.36–0.07) | 0.01 | (-0.15–0.18) | -0.02 | (-0.17–0.13) | 0.05 | (-0.13–0.24) |
two NCD | 0.02 | (-0.37–0.41) | 0.12 | (-0.09–0.32) | 0.16 | (-0.01–0.32) | 0.26** | (0.08–0.45) | 0.26* | (0.01–0.51) |
three or more NCD | 0.15 | (-0.17–0.48) | 0.16 | (-0.04–0.36) | 0.20* | (0.04–0.35) | 0.26** | (0.09–0.43) | 0.26* | (0.03–0.49) |
CCI ≥ 3 (ref < 3) | 0.13 | (-0.29–0.55) | 0.00 | (-0.25–0.25) | -0.03 | (-0.21–0.16) | -0.13 | (-0.31–0.06) | -0.12 | (-0.35–0.12) |
LOS (ref ≤ 7) | ||||||||||
8–14 | 0.65** | (0.25–1.05) | 0.56*** | (0.32–0.80) | 0.76*** | (0.54–0.97) | 0.69*** | (0.45–0.93) | 0.58*** | (0.29–0.87) |
15–28 | 1.24*** | (0.89–1.59) | 1.08*** | (0.87–1.29) | 1.08*** | (0.91–1.26) | 0.96*** | (0.74–1.18) | 0.78*** | (0.53–1.02) |
≥ 29 | 1.51*** | (0.99–2.03) | 1.50*** | (1.23–1.76) | 1.53*** | (1.29–1.76) | 1.29*** | (1.04–1.54) | 1.23*** | (0.89–1.56) |
Mode of admission: Emergency admission (ref = Outpatient admission) | -0.01 | (-0.20–0.19) | -0.03 | (-0.16–0.10) | -0.06 | (-0.16–0.04) | -0.05 | (-0.16–0.07) | -0.14* | (-0.26–-0.01) |
Admission status (ref = Generalstatus) | ||||||||||
Critically ill status | -0.08 | (-1.12–0.97) | -0.07 | (-0.69–0.54) | 0.17 | (-0.30–0.64) | 0.42 | (-0.16–0.99) | 0.29 | (-0.19–0.77) |
Urgent status | 0.18 | (-0.16–0.51) | 0.12 | (-0.08–0.31) | -0.10 | (-0.29–0.09) | -0.02 | (-0.21–0.16) | 0.07 | (-0.24–0.39) |
Transferring to other departments, Yes (ref = No) | -0.05 | (-0.37–0.28) | 0.16 | (-0.03–0.35) | 0.21* | (0.03–0.39) | 0.24* | (0.05–0.44) | 0.18 | (-0.03–0.38) |
Intensive care, Yes (ref = No) | 0.30 | (-0.15–0.75) | 0.25 | (-0.03–0.53) | 0.11 | (-0.11–0.32) | 0.17 | (-0.05–0.40) | -0.13 | (-0.54–0.28) |
Admission to ICU, Yes (ref = No) | 0.45* | (0.02–0.88) | 0.18 | (-0.04–0.40) | 0.15 | (-0.03–0.33) | 0.00 | (-0.19–0.20) | 0.10 | (-0.11–0.31) |
Blood transfusion, Yes (ref = No) | 0.09 | (-0.19–0.37) | 0.13 | (-0.04–0.31) | 0.13* | (0.00–0.25) | 0.08 | (-0.06–0.22) | 0.09 | (-0.06–0.25) |
Rescue, Yes (ref = No) | 0.10 | (-0.36–0.56) | 0.12 | (-0.12–0.36) | 0.09 | (-0.14–0.32) | 0.06 | (-0.22–0.33) | 0.22 | (-0.06–0.50) |
Usage of the ventilator, Yes (ref = No) | -0.06 | (-0.48–0.36) | -0.01 | (-0.26–0.23) | 0.06 | (-0.11–0.21) | 0.10 | (-0.09–0.29) | 0.02 | (-0.20–0.23) |
In-hospital mortality, Yes (ref = No) | 0.13 | (-1.39–1.64) | 0.59 | (-0.05–1.24) | 0.37* | (0.04–0.70) | 0.02 | (-0.35–0.39) | -0.26 | (-0.89–0.37) |
Multivariable linear regression
Multivariable linear regression (Ln (Hospitalization costs)) | ||||||
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Total patients | Non-surgical patients | Surgical patients | ||||
coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | coeff | 95%CI | |
Age (ref ≥ 90) | ||||||
65–69 | 0.16 | (-0.50–0.82) | -0.01 | (-0.29–0.28) | 0.46 | (-0.02–0.94) |
70–74 | 0.34 | (-0.30–0.98) | 0.01 | (-0.27–0.29) | 0.34 | (-0.13–0.81) |
75–79 | 0.29 | (-0.36–0.94) | 0.03 | (-0.25–0.31) | 0.45 | (-0.03–0.92) |
80–84 | 0.32 | (-0.33–0.97) | 0.00 | (-0.28–0.28) | 0.34 | (-0.13–0.82) |
85–89 | 0.25 | (-0.43–0.93) | 0.00 | (-0.29–0.29) | 0.37 | (-0.15–0.90) |
Gender: Male (ref = Female) | 0.11 | (-0.01–0.22) | 0.13*** | (0.06–0.20) | -0.12 | (-0.24–0.00) |
Medical Payment type (ref = Other) | ||||||
Basic Medical Insurance | 0.14 | (-0.02–0.30) | 0.12* | (0.03–0.21) | -0.08 | (-0.26–0.10) |
Entire self-pay | -0.13 | (-0.29–0.04) | -0.09 | (-0.18–0.01) | -0.05 | (-0.24–0.13) |
Cause of injury (ref = Other) | ||||||
Falls (W00-W19) | 0.05 | (-0.12–0.22) | 0.04 | (-0.08–0.15) | 0.29** | (0.10–0.47) |
Transport accidents (V01-V99) | -0.04 | (-0.22–0.14) | 0.03 | (-0.08–0.15) | 0.16 | (-0.06–0.37) |
Exposure to inanimate mechanical forces (W20-W49) | -0.07 | (-0.33–0.18) | -0.01 | (-0.28–0.26) | -0.03 | (-0.29–0.23) |
Exposure to animate mechanical forces (W50-W64) | -0.28 | (-0.71–0.15) | -0.22 | (-0.46–0.02) | -0.17 | (-0.99–0.65) |
Type of injury (ref = Other) | ||||||
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) | 0.04 | (-0.13–0.22) | -0.02 | (-0.13–0.10) | 0.24* | (0.04–0.45) |
Injuries to the hip and thigh (S70-S79) | 0.18 | (-0.02–0.37) | 0.07 | (-0.06–0.20) | 0.44*** | (0.24–0.64) |
Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine and pelvis (S30-S39) | 0.18 | (-0.06–0.43) | 0.05 | (-0.09–0.18) | 0.29* | (0.04–0.53) |
Injuries to the thorax (S20-S29) | 0.21* | (0.01–0.42) | 0.18** | (0.05–0.32) | 0.64*** | (0.32–0.96) |
Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) | 0.21 | (-0.03–0.45) | 0.03 | (-0.14–0.19) | 0.15 | (-0.05–0.34) |
ISS (ref < 16) | ||||||
16–24 | 0.30*** | (0.15–0.45) | 0.23*** | (0.12–0.33) | 0.36*** | (0.15–0.57) |
≥ 25 | 0.09 | (-0.50–0.68) | 0.23* | (0.02–0.45) | 0.40* | (0.07–0.74) |
Multimorbidity (ref = no NCD) | ||||||
one NCD | 0.15* | (0.00–0.29) | 0.15** | (0.06–0.25) | -0.11 | (-0.27–0.06) |
two NCD | 0.22** | (0.06–0.39) | 0.22*** | (0.12–0.32) | 0.14 | (-0.05–0.32) |
three or more NCD | 0.37*** | (0.18–0.56) | 0.44*** | (0.33–0.54) | 0.13 | (-0.07–0.32) |
CCI ≥ 3 (ref < 3) | -0.09 | (-0.28–0.11) | 0.02 | (-0.09–0.14) | 0.03 | (-0.17–0.23) |
LOS (ref ≤ 7) | ||||||
8–14 | 0.92*** | (0.78–1.06) | 0.82*** | (0.74–0.91) | 0.65*** | (0.46–0.84) |
15–28 | 1.41*** | (1.25–1.56) | 1.37*** | (1.28–1.46) | 1.07*** | (0.88–1.25) |
≥ 29 | 1.92*** | (1.70–2.15) | 2.03*** | (1.90–2.16) | 1.56*** | (1.34–1.77) |
Mode of admission: Emergency admission (ref = Outpatient admission) | 0.11* | (0.02–0.21) | 0.03 | (-0.04–0.10) | -0.04 | (-0.16–0.08) |
Admission status (ref = General status) | ||||||
Critically ill status | -0.11 | (-0.65–0.43) | -0.07 | (-0.30–0.15) | 0.16 | (-0.16–0.48) |
Urgent status | -0.01 | (-0.17–0.15) | -0.03 | (-0.13–0.07) | 0.01 | (-0.18–0.20) |
Transferring to other departments, Yes (ref = No) | 0.19 | (-0.01–0.39) | 0.22** | (0.06–0.38) | 0.14 | (-0.03–0.31) |
Intensive care, Yes (ref = No) | 0.70*** | (0.47–0.93) | 0.52*** | (0.33–0.72) | 0.17 | (-0.10–0.45) |
Admission to ICU, Yes (ref = No) | 0.07 | (-0.27–0.40) | 0.17 | (-0.12–0.46) | 0.20 | (-0.02–0.42) |
Blood transfusion, Yes (ref = No) | 0.43** | (0.11–0.75) | 0.49*** | (0.27–0.72) | 0.15 | (-0.01–0.30) |
Rescue, Yes (ref = No) | 0.03 | (-0.23–0.30) | 0.19* | (0.03–0.35) | 0.09 | (-0.13–0.32) |
Usage of the ventilator, Yes (ref = No) | 0.29 | (-0.02–0.59) | 0.46*** | (0.20–0.72) | 0.03 | (-0.18–0.24) |
In-hospital mortality, Yes (ref = No) | 0.04 | (-0.50–0.58) | -0.11 | (-0.33–0.11) | 0.23 | (-0.14–0.61) |
Surgery, Yes (ref = No) | 0.47*** | (0.30–0.65) | - | - | - | - |