Postoperative neurocognitive disorders increase healthcare costs
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PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 860, p28 - 22 Aug 2020 Postoperative neurocognitive disorders increase healthcare costs Postoperative neurocognitive disorders (PNDs) in older patients are associated with increased healthcare expenditure, according to findings of a US study published in JAMA Network Open. Medicare Fee-for-service claims data from 4285 US hospitals between January 2013 and December 2016 were used to evaluate healthcare expenditure in 2 380 473 Medicare patients 65 years of age and over who underwent inpatient admission for a surgical procedure, had no history of PND (delirium, dementia or mild cognitive impairment within one year after surgery) prior to admission, and were not receiving dialysis. The length of stay was significantly longer in patients with versus without PNDs (5.91 vs 4.29 days; p
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