Table 4 Summary results costs, per patient, per day
From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on processes, resource use and cost in palliative care
Palliative care unit | ||||
2019 | 2020 | growth 2019—2020 in % | p-value | |
Care | ||||
Cases | 55 | 76 | 38.2% | |
Days a | 569 | 686 | 20.6% | |
Length of stay | 10.3 | 9.0 | -12.8% | .536 |
Costs in € | ||||
Total unit costs | 1075.8 | 944.1 | -12.2% | .000 |
Direct costs b | 134.7 | 131.3 | -2.5% | .376 |
Overhead costs c | 941.1 | 812.8 | -13.6% | .000 |
Share overhead d | 87.5% | 86.1% | -1.6% | |
Palliative care advisory team | ||||
2019 | 2020 | growth 2019—2020 in % | p-value | |
Care | ||||
Cases | 135 | 120 | -11.1% | |
Days a | 851 | 645 | -24.2% | |
Length of stay | 6.3 | 5.4 | -14.7% | .422 |
Costs in € | ||||
Total unit costs | 161.4 | 200.8 | 24.4% | .000 |
Direct costs b | 54.4 | 57.3 | 5.3% | .540 |
Overhead costs c | 107.0 | 143.5 | 34.1% | .000 |
Share overhead d | 66.3% | 71.5% | 7.8% | |