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Table 5 Costs of hospitalizations for ACSC

From: Defining ambulatory care sensitive conditions for adults in Portugal

Condition

Cost (in euros)

% Total

Average cost per hospitalization (in euros)

Acute Skin Infections

7,235,584

2.06

1740

Asthma

2,253,453

0.64

1489

Atrial fibrillation

10,968,413

3.12

1764

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / chronic bronchitis

23,196,097

6.60

2214

Colorectal cancer

39,303,605

11.18

4067

Dehydration / Hydroelectrolytic Changes

3,798,308

1.08

1751

Dementia

4,248,041

1.21

2548

Dental and oral cavity pathology

2,362,121

0.67

1508

Depression

4,874,647

1.39

1591

Diabetes mellitus (complications)

12,961,718

3.69

2396

Gastroenteritis

4,283,792

1.22

1776

Heart failure

72,133,697

20.51

3023

Hypertensive disease

37,251,495

10.59

5533

Influenza

2,188,947

0.62

2600

Iron deficiency anemia

2,335,446

0.66

1470

Obesity

5,428,646

1.54

2060

Pneumonia

97,477,559

27.72

2620

Urinary Tract Infections

17,016,441

4.84

1645

Uterine cervical cancer

1,726,860

0.49

1858

Voluntary termination of pregnancy

624,279

0.18

642

Total

351,669,148

100

2597