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Table 2 The estimated total costs of hip fractures depending on the type of treatment (in EUR)

From: Incidence and direct hospitalisation costs of hip fractures in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, in 2010

Medical services

Type of treatment used at the initial hospitalization

Total

 

Non-surgical

Internal fixation by plate

Internal fixation by screw

Arthroplasty

  
 

n

Cost

n

Cost

n

Cost

n

Cost

n

Cost

Initial hospitalization

          

Ambulance

12

718.06

154

9215.11

204

12207.03

58

3470.63

428

25610.83

Acute hospital stay

12

6779.67

157

169596.71

213

269611.01

59

96949.37

441

542936.76

In-patient rehabilitation

-

-

44

36529.38

54

44831.51

47

39020.02

145

120380.91

Out-patient rehabilitation

-

-

2

476.74

1

238,37

2

476.74

5

1191.85

Long term care hospital

4

11321.59

54

152841.52

80

226431.88

1

2830,05

139

393425.04

Subtotal costs

12

18819.32

157

368659.46

213

553319.8

59

142746.81

441

1083545.39

Mean subtotal cost

-

1568.28

-

2348.15

-

2597.75

-

2419.44

-

2457.02

Readmission for the same fracture

          

Ambulance

1

59.84

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

59.84

Acute hospital stay

1

1622.89

-

-

11

17931.75

-

-

12

19554.64

In-patient rehabilitation

1

830.21

-

-

9

7471.92

-

-

10

8302.13

Long term care hospital

-

-

-

-

1

2830.05

-

-

1

2830.05

Overall costs

12

21332.26

157

368659.46

213

581553.52

59

142746.81

441

1114292.05

Overall mean cost

-

1777.69

-

2348.15

-

2730.30

-

2419.44

-

2526.74