Varicella in Poland: economic burden in children 1–12 years of age in Poland, 2010–2015

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Key unit costs (PLN / €) for healthcare resources

	Mean Cost
Healthcare resource
Visits to doctor’s office^a	PLN 217.6
Visits to doctor’s office^a	€ 52
Visits to ER^a	PLN 97
Visits to ER^a	€ 23
Visits to hospital outpatient clinic^b	PLN 18
Visits to hospital outpatient clinic^b	€ 4
Hospitalization of varicella case without complications^a	PLN 2080
Hospitalization of varicella case without complications^a	€ 497
Hospitalization of varicella case with complications^a	PLN 4004
Hospitalization of varicella case with complications^a	€ 956

PLN Polish złoty, € Euros
^aCost per case using this resource; based on the payments of the National Health Fund to the Regional Hospital Centre for Mother and Child in Poznań, Poland
^bCost per visit; based on an average salary for a specialized physician in the public system and an average of 25 patients/day

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