[Analysis of rising treatment cost of elevated BMI in patients with proximal femoral fracture]
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[Analysis of rising treatment cost of elevated BMI in patients with proximal femoral fracture]
Abstract
Driven by the aging population, the proximal femoral fracture is a rising fracture entity, challenging trauma surgeons as well as the German healthcare system as a whole. The rising average age of the population is accompanied by a rising BMI in the German population, resulting in longer operation times, longer average length of stay (ALOS) as well as more postoperative complications.The aim of this study was to demonstrate the economic correlation between body mass index and hospital costs. The retrospective analysis of 950 patient cases suffering from a proximal femoral fracture resulted in the finding of rising treatment costs being positively associated with rising BMI due to longer operation times and longer length of hospitalization (10,452 €, 11,505 €, 12,085 € and 13,681 € for patients with BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, BMI = 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, BMI = 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 and BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2, respectively).
Die proximale Femurfraktur ist eine Frakturentität mit ansteigender Prävalenz, ein Effekt, welcher durch die zunehmende Alterung der Allgemeinbevölkerung noch zusätzlich verstärkt werden wird. In der Summe stellt sie sowohl die Operateure als auch das deutsche Gesundheitssystem als Ganzes vor Herausforderungen. Zudem führt ein stetiges Ansteigen des BMI in der Bevölkerung zu immer mehr adipösen Patienten mit proximaler Femurfraktur, was dann durch komplexere Operationen, längere Liegezeiten und eine wachsende Zahl postoperativer Komplikationen wiederum zu Herausforderungen führt.Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es, den monetären Aspekt dieser Entwicklung zu beleuchten. Hierzu wurden retrospektiv 950 Patientenfälle mit proximaler Femurfraktur analysiert. Hierbei konnte gezeigt werden, dass mit steigendem BMI höhere Kosten pro Fall entstanden (10.452 €, 11.505 €, 12.085 € bzw. 13.681 € für BMI < 18,5 kg/m2, BMI = 18,5–24,9 kg/m2, BMI = 25,0–29,9 kg/m2 bzw. BMI ≥ 30,0 kg/m2), da sowohl die Operationszeit als auch die Zeit des stationären Aufenthalts relevant verlängert waren.
Keywords: ALOS (average length of stay); Body weight; Duration of stay; Internal fixation; Obesity.
© 2022. The Author(s).
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