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Table 3 Resource use in first year post-discharge from delivery visit hospitalisation among PTL/PTB Mothers, by GA

From: Short and long-term costs among women experiencing preterm labour or preterm birth: the German experience

 

First year post discharge

< 28 weeks

28–36 weeks

≥37 weeks

All

Rate (95% CI)

Rate (95% CI)

Rate (95% CI)

Rate (95% CI)

Outpatient care

 Quarters with a GP visit

1.5 (1.1–2.1)

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

 Quarters with a gynaecological visit

2.1 (1.7–2.5)

1.9 (1.8–2.0)

2.0 (1.9–2.0)

1.9 (1.9–2.0)

 Quarters with a specialist visit

2.6 (2.2–3.1)

2.5 (2.4–2.6)

2.4 (2.3–2.5)

2.4 (2.4–2.5)

 Pregnancy/labour proceduresa

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

1.5 (1.4–1.6)

1.6 (1.5–1.6)

1.6 (1.5–1.6)

 Laboratory tests

16.2 (10.5–25.1)

10.0 (8.9–11.2)

7.1 (6.6–7.7)

8.2 (7.7–8.8)

 Diagnostic tests

5.6 (4.2–7.6)

3.6 (3.4–3.9)

3.4 (3.2–3.6)

3.5 (3.4–3.7)

 Therapeutic proceduresb

13.9 (6.2–31.2)

1.1 (1.0–1.4)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

1.4 (1.2–1.5)

 Preventative procedures

2.3 (1.8–3.0)

2.2 (2.0–2.3)

2.3 (2.2–2.5)

2.3 (2.2–2.4)

 Basic procedures

16.4 (12.9–20.9)

12.3 (11.5–13.1)

11.3 (10.8–11.8)

11.7 (11.3–12.1)

 Prescribed medications

5.6 (3.7–8.6)

3.2 (2.9–3.5)

2.3 (2.1–2.5)

2.6 (2.5–2.8)

Inpatient care

 All-cause hospitalisations

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

 Pregnancy/labour proceduresc

0.0 (0.0–0.2)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

 Diagnostic tests

0.2 (0.1–0.8)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.1 (0.0–0.1)

0.1 (0.0–0.1)

 Therapeutic proceduresd

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

Other servicese

 Remedy services

0.1 (0.0–0.6)

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

 Medical device services

1.9 (1.2–3.1)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

0.5 (0.4–0.5)

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

 Midwife services

0.3 (0.1–0.6)

0.6 (0.6–0.7)

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

0.6 (0.6–0.6)

 Driving services

0.3 (0.1–0.6)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

 Other

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

0.4 (0.3–0.4)

0.2 (0.2–0.3)

0.3 (0.2–0.3)

  1. aAny physician group excluding general practitioner and gynaecologist
  2. bExamples of outpatient therapeutic procedures: Infusion, substitute assisted treatment for opiate addicts, verbal intervention in psychosomatic disease states; examples of preventative procedures: basic services for specialists, cytological examination (cancer screening), examination for early detection of cancer in women; examples of basic procedures include: personal physician-patient contact, shipping for materials, transport and transfer results, charge for dispatch of transport letters/written materials
  3. cThis excluded subsequent pregnancies resulting in live births, but could include procedures such as abortions or procedures not resulting in live births
  4. dExamples of inpatient therapeutic procedures include: reconstruction of cervix, preventative measures (e.g., education and basic training), monitoring (respiratory, cardiac, circulatory)
  5. eNote that other services include: Remedies (e.g., physiotherapy, massage, manual therapy, occupational therapy); Medical devices (e.g., measurement devices, medical devices, inhalation devices); Midwife services (e.g., antenatal preparation, home visits after birth); Driving services (e.g., ambulance service, patient transportation); Other (e.g., household help, home care necessary for medical treatment)
  6. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, GA gestational age, GP general practitioner, PTB preterm birth, PTL preterm labour
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