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Table 3 Post-discharge health expenditures per patient for hypoglycaemia-related outcomes

From: Cost burden and net monetary benefit loss of neonatal hypoglycaemia

Outcome

Outcome subgroup

Population

Cost components

Cost (per patient, mean annual, 2018 NZ$)

Cerebral Palsy

All

Medicaid-enrolled patients < 17 years of age, United States

Total health care expenditure (inpatient costs, outpatient costs, medications), US$ (2005 data)

$41,332 [36]

Cerebral palsy, no intellectual disability

$31,211 [36]

Severe intellectual disorders/ learning disabilities

IQ 50–69

Families with children with intellectual disability, Australia

Annual government assistance; out-of-pocket health and home care expenses, AU$ (2012 data)

$15,532 [37]

IQ 35–49

$25,317 [37]

IQ < 35

$17,857 [37]

Epilepsy

Epilepsy

All patients, Australia

Direct health care costs (hospital costs, medication costs, other), US$ (1990 data)

$5196 [38]

Vision disorders

Impaired visual acuity, mixed aetiologies

All patients, Australia

Total health-related cost (informal care and support; medicines, products, and equipment; health and community services; and other expenses), US$ (2009 data)

$3124 [39]

Mixed aetiologies

All patients, Australia

Direct health system costs, based on health service utilisation, AU$ (2000–2004 data)

$5377 [40]

  1. To convert NZ$ to US$ multiply by 0.6938