D.F. Manfrin

Economic Burden of Hospitalized Pneumonia from a Private Health Care System Perspective in Brazil

REFERENCES Costs related to pneumonia hospitalization are high and represents a large impact to the total budget expenditures in the Brazilian private healthcare system. Given that the cost for a pneumonia hospitalization is much higher than an average hospitalization, there is a need to better implement pneumonia prevention strategies such as flu and pneumococcal vaccinations and smoking cessation. This study aimed to evaluate the economic burden of hospitalized pneumonia and its associated costs in the Brazilian Private Health System.

Costs of Pneumonia in Patients With Cancer Diagnosis from the Private Health System Perspective in Brazil.

REFERENCES Although the number of pneumonia hospitalization per patient was slightly higher in WCa compared with WoCA patients, the cost per patient and cost per hospitalization was at least 3 times higher in the WCa compared with WoCA patients. The data analyzed show that the oncological therapies represent only about 1.2% of the total cost of expenses of care in oncology, which demonstrates the need for a series of specialized care that is necessary with this type of patient, not just spending with cancer. Given that cancer patients are susceptible to many infections, including pneumonia, strategies to reduce risk of infection should be prioritized. For pneumonia prevention, flu and pneumococcal vaccinations are indicated. Cancer patients are susceptible to infections, including pneumonia, due to immunosuppressive therapies associated with cancer treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the budget impact of pneumonia in patients with previous diagnosed cancer in the Brazilian Private Health System.