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Chapter 3
had the highest scores (100%, 87% and 78%). There were infrequent statements on source of funding and conflicts of interest, unsatisfying TBI definitions and inadequate evaluation of study findings.
Fig 2. In-hospital costs and in-hospital charges of a patient with s-TBI
Figure 2 shows the in-hospital costs and in-hospital charges of a patient with s-TBI, as reported in the included studies. Black indicators represent in hospital costs, while white indicators represent in-hospital charges. A bigger indicator size, represents a bigger study cohort size.
● ○ : Paediatric
♦ ◊ : Adult ■ □ : Elderly
Hospital costs & healthcare consumption
The median reported in-hospital costs per patient were $55,267 (mean $87,634) and ranged from $2,130 to $401,808 (Fig 2). The lowest costs were seen in studies from China, Pakistan and Malaysia ($2,130 to 10,356) 35,50,51,53,56 and in a subgroup of paediatric non-
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