Table 4 Total cost per influenza/ILI episode (€)a - patients with episodes between May 2010 and April 2012 in Germany
Adults | Children | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N episodes = 21,039 | N episodes = 7,107 | |||
Mean (SD) | Median (Min – Max) | Mean (SD) | Median (Min – Max) | |
Physician visits | 32 (2) | 31 (31–36) | 35 (5) | 31 (31–42) |
Referrals to other physicians | 2 (9) | 0 (0–129) | 1 (5) | 0.0 (0–88) |
Hospital admissions with relevant diagnoses | 14 (178) | 0 (0–6,002) | 17 (193) | 0 (0–3,411) |
Drug treatment | 11 (51) | 0 (0–2,216) | 13 (33) | <1 (0–708) |
Subtotal - direct cost payer | 59 (188) | 35 (31–6,060) | 66 (201) | 42 (31–3,527) |
Co-payments drugs | 7 (12) | 0 (0–245) | 0 (0) | 0 (0–0) |
Transportation | 8 (4) | 6 (6–66) | 9 (5) | 6 (6–54) |
Subtotal - direct cost patient | 15 (15) | 12 (6–275) | 9 (5) | 6 (6–54) |
Physician visits | 16 (24) | 0 (0–393) | 30 (35) | 31 (0–292) |
Subtotal - direct cost not covered by payer | 16 (24) | 0 (0–393) | 30 (35) | 31 (0–292) |
Work days lost | 424 (566) | 385 (0–11,664) | 1 (62) | 0 (0–4,230) |
Subtotal - indirect cost | 424 (566) | 385 (0–11,664) | 1 (62) | 0 (0–4,230) |
Total cost from societal perspective | 514 (609) | 421 (37–11,878) | 105 (224) | 72 (37–4,534) |