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COSTS ANALYSIS OF SPINAL COLUMN METASTASES SURGICAL TREATMENT
Priscila Barile Marchi Candido1, Fernanda Maris Peria2, Altacílio Aparecido Nunes3
1Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Unimed-Limeira and Doctoral Student at Department of Medical Clinics, São Pulo, SP, Brazil.
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. .
