More Hemorrhagic and Severe Events Cause Higher Hospitalization Care Cost for Childhood Stroke in Taiwan

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Pei Chun ^a   Chien, Kuo Liong ^a   Chang, Ching Wen ^a   Su, Ta Chen ^a   Jeng, Jiann Shing ^a   Lee, Yuan Teh ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STROKE; TAIWAN;

EID: 38949199011     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Taylor T.N., Davis P.H., Torner J.C., Holmes J., Meyer J.W., and Jacobson M.F. Lifetime cost of stroke in the United States. Stroke 27 (1996) 1459-1466
2. Caro J.J., Huybrechts K.F., and Duchesne I. Management patterns and costs of acute ischemic stroke: an international study. For the Stroke Economic Analysis Group. Stroke 31 (2000) 582-590
3. Martinez-Vila E., and Irimia P. The cost of stroke. Cerebrovasc Dis 17 Suppl 1 (2004) 124-129
4. Feigin V.L., Lawes C.M., Bennett D.A., and Anderson C.S. Stroke epidemiology: a review of population-based studies of incidence, prevalence, and case-fatality in the late 20th century. Lancet Neurol 2 (2003) 43-53
5. Numminen H., Kotila M., Waltimo O., Aho K., and Kaste M. Declining incidence and mortality rates of stroke in Finland from 1972 to 1991. Results of three population-based stroke registers. Stroke 27 (1996) 1487-1491
6. Morikawa Y., Nakagawa H., Naruse Y., Nishijo M., Miura K., Tabata M., et al. Trends in stroke incidence and acute case fatality in a Japanese rural area: the Oyabe study. Stroke 31 (2000) 1583-1587
7. Sarti C., Rastenyte D., Cepaitis Z., and Tuomilehto J. International trends in mortality from stroke, 1968 to 1994. Stroke 31 (2000) 1588-1601
8. Bonita R., Broad J.B., and Beaglehole R. Changes in stroke incidence and case-fatality in Auckland, New Zealand, 1981-91. Lancet 342 (1993) 1470-1473
9. Feigin V.L., Wiebers D.O., Whisnant J.P., and O'Fallon W.M. Stroke incidence and 30-day case-fatality rates in Novosibirsk, Russia, 1982 through 1992. Stroke 26 (1995) 924-929
10. Fang J., and Alderman M.H. Trend of stroke hospitalization, United States, 1988-1997. Stroke 32 (2001) 2221-2226
11. Holloway R.G., Witter Jr. D.M., Lawton K.B., Lipscomb J., and Samsa G. Inpatient costs of specific cerebrovascular events at five academic medical centers. Neurology 46 (1996) 854-860
12. Reed S.D., Blough D.K., Meyer K., and Jarvik J.G. Inpatient costs, length of stay, and mortality for cerebrovascular events in community hospitals. Neurology 57 (2001) 305-314
13. Chang K.C., and Tseng M.C. Costs of acute care of first-ever ischemic stroke in Taiwan. Stroke 34 (2003) e219-e221
14. Yoneda Y., Okuda S., Hamada R., Toyota A., Gotoh J., Watanabe M., et al. Hospital cost of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage in Japanese stroke centers. Health Policy 73 (2005) 202-211
15. Dewey H.M., Thrift A.G., Mihalopoulos C., Carter R., Macdonell R.A., McNeil J.J., et al. Lifetime cost of stroke subtypes in Australia: findings from the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS). Stroke 34 (2003) 2502-2507
16. Chung B., and Wong V. Pediatric stroke among Hong Kong Chinese subjects. Pediatrics 114 (2004) e206-e212
17. Fullerton H.J., Wu Y.W., Zhao S., and Johnston S.C. Risk of stroke in children: ethnic and gender disparities. Neurology 61 (2003) 189-194
18. Giroud M., Lemesle M., Gouyon J.B., Nivelon J.L., Milan C., and Dumas R. Cerebrovascular disease in children under 16 years of age in the city of Dijon, France: a study of incidence and clinical features from 1985 to 1993. J Clin Epidemiol 48 (1995) 1343-1348
19. Lanthier S., Carmant L., David M., Larbrisseau A., and de Veber G. Stroke in children: the coexistence of multiple risk factors predicts poor outcome. Neurology 54 (2000) 371-378
20. Summary of cause of death statistics, Taiwan, 2000-2004. Available at www.doh.gov.tw/statistic/index.htm. Accessed January 16, 2007.
21. Lu J.F., and Hsiao W.C. Does universal health insurance make health care unaffordable?. Lessons from Taiwan. Health Aff 22 (2003) 77-88
22. Chiang T.L. Taiwan's 1995 health care reform. Health Policy 39 (1997) 225-239
23. Health and vital statistics, Taiwan, 1997-2003. Available at www.doh.gov.tw/statistic/index.htm. Accessed January 16, 2007.
24. Cheng T.M. Taiwan's new national health program: genesis and experience so far. Health Aff 22 (2003) 61-76
25. Hu H.H., Sheng W.Y., Chu F.L., Lan C.F., and Chiang B.N. Incidence of stroke in Taiwan. Stroke 23 (1992) 1237-1241
26. Zhang L.F., Yang J., Hong Z., Yuan G.G., Zhou B.F., Zhao L.C., et al. Collaborative Group of China Multicenter Study of Cardiovascular Epidemiology: Proportion of different subtypes of stroke in China. Stroke 34 (2003) 2091-2096
27. Jerntorp P., and Berglund G. Stroke registry in Malmo, Sweden. Stroke 23 (1992) 357-361
28. Schoenberg B.S., Mellinger J.F., and Schoenberg D.G. Cerebrovascular disease in infants and children: a study of incidence, clinical features, and survival. Neurology 28 (1978) 763-768
29. Broderick J., Talbot G.T., Prenger E., Leach A., and Brott T. Stroke in children within a major metropolitan area: the surprising importance of intracerebral hemorrhage. J Child Neurol 8 (1993) 250-255
30. Earley C.J., Kittner S.J., Feeser B.R., Gardner J., Epstein A., Wozniak M.A., et al. Stroke in children and sickle-cell disease: Baltimore-Washington Cooperative Young Stroke Study. Neurology 51 (1998) 169-176
31. Zahuranec D.B., Brown D.L., Lisabeth L.D., and Morgenstern L.B. Is it time for a large, collaborative study of pediatric stroke?. Stroke 36 (2005) 1825-1829
32. Lynch J.K., Hirtz D.G., DeVeber G., and Nelson K.B. Report of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke workshop on perinatal and childhood stroke. Pediatrics 109 (2002) 116-123
33. Nguyen-Huynh MN, Johnston SC. Regional variation in hospitalization for stroke among Asians/Pacific Islanders in the United States: a nationwide retrospective cohort study. BMC Neurol Doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-5-21.