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Table 5 Mean (95% CI) costs per humeral fracture patient (AUD), by class

From: A micro-costing analysis of post-fracture care pathways: results from the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (ICUROS)

 

Class 1 (n = 195)

Class 2 (n = 65)

Class 3 (n = 84)

Class 4 (n = 90)

All patients (n = 434)

Hospital carea

$22859

(18158–27560)

$454

(450–458)

$958

(411–1504)

$34079

(28047–40111)

$17591

(14865–20316)

Outpatient careb

$2523

(2184–2861)

$119

(73–165)

$3001

(2465–3537)

$2997

(2548–3447)

$2354

(2130–2577)

Community carec

$21681

(14848–28513)

$816

(187–1820)

$5769

(2911–8627)

$29698

(24677–36719)

$16346

(13858–20834)

Residential aged care

$2493

(1049–3936)

-

$526

(320–572)

$1964

(46–3882)

$1629

(843–2416)

Medication used

$180

(145–216)

$864

(840–888)

$255

(190–320)

$661

(584–738)

$397

(361–433)

Imaginge

$119

(105–132)

$74

(52–96)

$171

(146–196)

$226

(198–254)

$144

(133–156)

Total (all services)

$49854

(41188–58520)

$2327

(1320–3335)

$10679

(7525–13832)

$69625

(60434–80817)

$38461

(34438–44484)

  1. aNon-admitted hospital services (e.g. emergency department presentations), hospital admissions including specialty care (geriatrics, orthopaedics), and inpatient rehabilitation ward admissions
  2. bOutpatient clinic visits, rehabilitation centre visits, fracture/falls clinic appointments, allied healthcare and GP/primary care centre visits
  3. cHealth professional home visits, home and equipment modifications, phone counselling, professional home help services, and informal home help from family/friends
  4. dPharmaceuticals used for treatment of fractures (bisphosphonates, denosumab, strontium ranelate, teriparatide, estrogens/receptor modulators, glucocorticoids); calcium and vitamin D supplements (separately and in combination); pain-relieving analgesics (opioids and non-opioids); and anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medications
  5. eDiagnostic imaging such as routine medical imaging procedures (X-ray, MRI, CT scan) and diagnostic imaging procedures for osteoporosis diagnosis (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry [DXA])
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