Medical Direct Cost of Hospital Admission for Cerebrovascular Accident on Medical Recovery at the Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital of Lomé
- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo
- 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Kara, Kara, Togo
- 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo
- 4 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo
- 5 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo
- 6 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomé, Lomé, Togo
Abstract
Objectives: Appreciate the Medical direct cost for cerebrovascular accident on medical recovery at the Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital of Lomé. Patients and method: This was a prospective and cross study that took place from 01st October 2015 to 31st July 2016 in the medical recovery Unit of Sylvanus Olympio Teaching Hospital of Lomé. Results: Of the 91 stroke patients surveyed, the average age was 55.1 years; the sex-ratio (Men/women) was 1.3 and only 8.8% of patients had benefited from INAM (National Institute of Health Insurance) granting of benefits. The proportion of ICVA was 73.6% compared to 26.4% for the MCVA. The average overall cost of granting benefits of a CVA patient was 312,245 FCFA for an average stay of 18.6 days. This cost was 399.115 FCFA in MCVA for an average stay of 19.0 days against 281.130 FCFA in ICVA for an average stay of 16.1 days. Conclusion: CVAs on the one hand inflict losses of national productivity by its handicap, and a heavy economic burden for both patients and their families on the other hand, by its high cost of granting of benefits; Hence there is the need for assistance of all kinds by national and international health actors.
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