Asthmatic Children in Finland
Copyright #ERS Journals Ltd 2002 Eur Respir J 2002; 20: 397–402 European Respiratory Journal DOI: 10.1183/09031936.02.00238202 ISSN 0903-1936 Printed in UK – all rights reserved Inpatient resource utilisation in younger (2–5 yrs) and older (6–14 yrs) asthmatic children in Finland E. Valovirta*, V. Sazonov Kocevar#, M. Kaila}, M. Kajosaariz, A. Koivikko§, K. Korhonenƒ, O. Linna**,M.Ma¨kela¨ ##, K. Remesƒ, R.H. Ben-Joseph}} Inpatient resource utilisation in younger (2–5 yrs) and older (6–14 yrs) asthmatic *Turku Allergy Centre, Turku, Finland. children in Finland. E. Valovirta, V. Sazonov Kocevar, M. Kaila, M. Kajosaari, A. #Purdue University, School of Phar- # macy,DeptofPharmacyPractice,West Koivikko, K. Korhonen, O. Linna, M. Ma¨kela¨, K. Remes, R.H. Ben-Joseph. ERS } Journals Ltd 2002. Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Tampere University Hospital and University ABSTRACT: Asthma is the most common chronic disorder among Finnish children, of Tampere,z Dept of Paediatrics, Tam- however, the economic burden of paediatric asthma in Finland has not yet been pere, University of Helsinki, Dept of comprehensively evaluated. The objective of this study was to compare inpatient Paediatrics, Helsinki, §Turku Univer- resource utilisation between younger (2–5 yrs) and older children (6–14 yrs) with sity Hospital and Turku University, asthma in Finland. Dept of Pediatrics, Turku, ƒUniversity A national database of inpatient resource utilisation was applied to determine use of of Kuopio, Dept of Pediatrics, Kuopio, **Oulu University Hospital, Dept of hospital services among children with asthma in 1999. Regional estimates of charges ## were combined with hospitalisation episodes to determine total inpatient cost.
[Show full text]