Table 1 Patient characteristics and monthly parameters during two-year follow up
Baseline characteristics of 151 patients | |||
Age | 82.06 ± 4.96 | ||
Logistic EuroSCORE | 15.14 ± 9.91 | ||
Female | 58.3% | ||
Patients aged 75–79 years | 44.4% | ||
Patients aged 80–84 years | 29.8% | ||
Patients aged > = 85 years | 25.8% | ||
TAVR | 56.3% | ||
AVR | 43.7% | ||
Mean nursing care utilization during two-year follow up (N = 2250 patient months) | |||
No documentation of nursing care | 82.7% | ||
Allowance for nursing care (outpatient) | 5.1% | ||
Care benefits in kind (outpatient) | 8.6% | ||
Short term care (inpatient) | 0.2% | ||
Long term care (inpatient) | 3.4% | ||
Number of medical visits during two-year follow up (N = 2250 patient months) | |||
Primary care physician | 1568 | € 20.06 | Bock et al. [2014] |
Medical emergency service | 13 | € 65.44 | Bock et al. [2014] |
Specialist consultant | 368 | € 65.44 | Bock et al. [2014] |
Rescue service | 26 | € 222 | case specific reimbursement |
emergency admission | 5 | € 126 | case specific reimbursement |
outpatient hospital vist | 103 | € 132 | case specific reimbursement |
Temporal hospitalization | 216 | €1337.72 (ICU) | Bock et al. [2014] |
€593.04 (general ward) | Bock et al. [2014] | ||
Mean monthly costs and mortality during two-year follow up (N = 2250 patient months) | |||
Total costs (mean sd) | 801.8 € | 3345.3 € | |
Costs of in-hospital care (mean sd) | 638.5 € | 3323.9 € | |
Costs of outpatient care (mean sd) | 33.9 € | 47.3 € | |
Costs of nursing care (mean sd) | 129.4 € | 387.4 € | |
Mortality during follow-up | 17.9% | ||