Abstract
Cost of Total Parenteral Nutrition Services at the Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Highlights
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is the critical element of nutritional care for neonatal, pediatric and adult patients
The cost of TPN in Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals calculated by counting the personal cost including the cost of doctor, pharmacist and pharmacy technician per hour and the cost calculation based on preparation time of each TPN bag
Of the TPN orders, 1484 (90.99%), 108 (6.62%) and 39 (2.39%) orders were for neonatal, adult and pediatric patients, respectively
Summary
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is the critical element of nutritional care for neonatal, pediatric and adult patients. Curtas et al assessed time and costs associated with the management of TPN patients after discharge from the hospital using a cost-identification analysis of 24 different factors.[9] The nutrition support team members kept daily activity logs over a 2-week period. This computes to a total annual personnel cost of 168,482 USD (1982 USD per patient). If the cost of furnishings and space are included, the overall cost of all resources was 175,989 USD per year or 2070 USD per patien.[9] A study by Menne et al in 2008 aimed to evaluate the overall cost of Parenteral nutrition (PN) using the three-compartment bag versus standard multi-bottle system. For 10 days of treatment, PN costs €422.51 per patient for the three-compartment system versus €516.16 for the multi-bottle system.[10]
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