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Libri Oncologici : Croatian Journal of Oncology, Vol. 46 No. 2-3, 2018.

Preliminary communication

https://doi.org/10.20471/LO.2018.46.02-03.18

An argument for one day follow-up in cancer care

Iva Kirac ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Amir Ibukic ; Department of Surgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Ljilja Stefancic ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Dora Sercar ; Health Center Zagreb East, Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Vorih ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Dragan Marinic-Korolija ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

We wanted to assess the distribution of patients and to quantify the travel expenses for specialists’ consultation in cancer care. From 1st to 31st October 2018 specialists consulted 2856 with the malignant disease at University Hospital for Tumors. We looked at rectal cancer (C20) specifically and identified 163 rectal cancer patients. Travel expenses are derived from the following: 1,35 € per kilometer for patients outside of the city of Zagreb, as denoted by the county they live in, and minimal public transport fee for the patients residing in Zagreb (2,70 €). Cost of their return transport within Zagreb was 313,2 € while 21362,16 € costed the return transport to and from the hospital from outside of Zagreb. The average cost per patient per visit 132,98 €. An estimate for 2856 patients is 379784,22 €. Transport cost for a patient being consulted on cancer care is a substantial part of not recognized costs in system analysis. The process of assessing travel costs display the area of gravitation toward a cancer center. 36% of patients were from Zagreb.

Keywords

cancer care; transport costs, follow-up

Hrčak ID:

217811

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/217811

Publication date:

29.1.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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