Hospital Direct Costs for Cystic Echinococcosis in Italy 2015-2022

This dataset details total direct hospital costs for human cystic echinococcosis (CE) in Italy from 2015 to 2022, broken down by surgical and medical treatments. It is derived from hospital discharge records and includes 165 cases. The data is calculated per 100,000 inhabitants.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in total direct hospital costs for CE from 2015 to 2022 to assess economic burden over time.
• Compare cost distributions between surgical and medical treatments for CE to evaluate resource allocation.
• Correlate mean hospital stay with direct hospital costs per case to understand cost drivers.
• Examine cost data across different age categories to identify high-impact demographic groups.

Strengths

• Provides 8 years of temporal coverage from 2015 to 2022.
• Includes cost data for 165 hospitalised CE cases.
• Costs are calculated per 100,000 inhabitants, enabling population-level analysis.
• Data is sourced from hospital discharge records, a robust national reporting system.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope and detail.
• Specific column names and row counts are unknown, limiting understanding of data structure.
• Focus is solely on Italy, limiting geographic generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Hospital discharge records from Italy.

Collection Method

Calculated from hospital discharge records, likely aggregated at the national level.

Time Range

2015 to 2022

Freshness

Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Italy