Asthma Burden in the Hospitalized Patients

Introduction: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease. Genetic and environmental factors have been important role in the induction of asthma. Itʹs estimated that asthma affect 2.7 to 35.4% of children (in average 13.4%) in Iran. The aims of this study to assess the costs of asthma patients admitted in Boali Hospital in the North of Iran, Sari. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in asthma patients one to twenty years old that were admitted in the Boali Hospital in Sari, from 2008 to 2012. Out of 455 folders, 22 folders excluded, because they were incomplete registrations. Results: Out of 432 patients, 280 patients (64.81%) were male. 349 patients were 1-5 years old (80.78%). Average annual cost in our asthmatic patients was 1,219,064 Rials (Iran currency) ($ 121.9) per patient; 1.183.655 Rials ($ 118.3) for men and 1.284.789 Rials ($ 128.5) for female patient respectively. Conclusions: Our study showed asthma disease has been significantly cost for patient, family and country.