Costs of treatment of XXXX . A calculation of the consumption of the resources of hospitals and rehabilitation institutions.

@entity1 @entity173 @entity204 @entity174
A series of 518 @entity1 with @entity173 and a median age of 78 years was followed for 6 months. On admission to hospital the @entity1 were assessed and were found to be evenly distributed among four social function groups according to their level of dependence on the social welfare system. At the 6 months follow-up the mortality rate was about 16 per cent, leaving 437 @entity1 for a reassessment of social function. The average hospitalization time was 23 days; thus 17 per cent of all orthopaedic hospital beds in the area were occupied by @entity1 with @entity173 . @entity1 staying the longest time in hospital were those waiting for discharge to a nursing home. The average stay in rehabilitation institutions was 71 days. The total rehabilitation course was longest for the most dependent @entity1 . The risk of @entity204 or deterioration of social function among @entity1 admitted from home was 48 per cent. In the case of social deterioration or technical failure following the @entity174 treatment the total rehabilitation course was considerably prolonged. The resources required for the treatment of @entity173 in a suburban area of 500,000 inhabitants were calculated to the 32 hospital beds, 43 rehabilitation beds and at least 21 nursing home beds.
