Skip to main content

Table 2 National average hospitalisation cost of ischaemic stroke by SOI (top-down cost)

From: Hospital financing of ischaemic stroke: determinants of funding and usefulness of DRG subcategories based on severity of illness

National aggregate data (2011)

SOI 1

SOI 2

SOI 3

SOI 4

ALL

Number of stroke admissions

785

7910

4235

1981

14,911

%

5.3%

53.0%

28.4%

13.3%

100%

Average LOS (days)

6.6

13.1

23.7

34.4

18.6

LOS cost

€2452.93

€4779.79

€8472.71

€12,910.79

€6786.39

Medications

€71.69

€151.05

€307.12

€903.69

€291.19

Visits, clinical biology and medical imaging

€1091.64

€1510.84

€2182.44

€3238.36

€1909.03

Total cost per stroke admission

€3616

€6442

€10,962

€17,053

€8987

  1. SOI: severity of illness, LOS: length of stay
  2. Source: Belgian TCT database, 2011(15)