Direct and lost productivity costs associated with avoidable hospital admissions

Table 2 Estimated costs associated to hospitalizations for ACSCs, in €, 2015

	Total	Direct costs	Lost productivity
Cost in €	250,064,177	210,026,755	40,037,422
			Absenteeism	Premature mortality
			2,631,311	37,406,111
% of total cost		83.99%	16.01%
Cost per person^a	31.53	26.49	6.83
Cost per hospitalization for ACSC^a	2515.31	2112.58	2220.85

^a For total and direct costs, the denominator was population over 18 years old. For lost productivity, the denominator was population between 18 and 64 years old

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