Table 3 The medical cost of treatment among patients with fall injury. Unit: US $
From: Economic burden and financial vulnerability of injuries among the elderly in Vietnam
Characteristics | Type of patient | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inpatient | Outpatient | |||||||
n | Median | IQR | % | n | Median | IQR | % | |
Direct non-medical cost | ||||||||
 Travel | 151 | 17.05 | 11.94–25.58 | 22.22 | 248 | 4.26 | 2.13–8.53 | 66.67 |
 Food | 151 | 51.16 | 26.86–72.48 | 66.67 | 230 | 4.26 | 2.13–6.39 | 66.67 |
 Total non-medical cost | 152 | 76.74 | 42.21–102.32 | 100.00 | 248 | 6.39 | 5.54–12.79 | 100.00 |
Direct medical cost | ||||||||
 Health examination | 102 | 0.32 | 0.28–0.33 | 0.67 | 38 | 0.30 | 0.26–1.28 | 7.50 |
 Medication | 101 | 5.12 | 2.56–11.94 | 10.80 | 32 | 1.28 | 0.66–2.22 | 32.15 |
 Lab test | 102 | 8.53 | 5.12–12.79 | 18.00 | 36 | 1.06 | 0.53–2.64 | 26.58 |
 Surgery | 75 | 37.52 | 4.16–85.27 | 79.19 | 18 | 2.70 | 1.86–3.29 | 67.95 |
 Bed | 101 | 15.35 | 10.23–21.32 | 32.40 | 0 |  | – | – |
 Others | 26 | 0.59 | 0.43–2.98 | 1.24 | 2 | 2.00 | 1.02–2.98 | 50.38 |
Total direct medical cost | 102 | 47.37 | 21.65–111.67 | 100.00 | 38 | 3.98 | 2.11–5.63 | 100.00 |
Total medical cost (unit: US$) | 152 | 98.06 | 56.66–170.52 | 92.00 | 249 | 8.53 | 6.39–14.84 | 8.00 |
