Abstract
Using data from the Minimum Basic Dataset (MBDS) we described the hospitalizations in Spanish patients with diabetes. In 2007, acute diabetes-related complications accounted for 3.9% of admissions and chronic complications accounted for 30.3%. Mean cost per patient was euro4339. We conclude that diabetes had a high impact on hospitalizations including costs.
MeSH terms
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Databases, Factual / statistics & numerical data
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Diabetes Complications / economics*
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Diabetes Complications / mortality*
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Female
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Hospital Costs / statistics & numerical data*
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Hospital Costs / trends*
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Hospital Mortality
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Hospitalization / economics
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Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Length of Stay / economics
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Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
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Male
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Sex Distribution
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Spain / epidemiology