TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The cost of a single concussion in American high school football: a retrospective cohort study
JO  - Concussion
A1  - Yengo-Kahn, Aaron M.
A1  - Kelly, Patrick D.
A1  - Liles, David C.
A1  - McKeithan, Lydia J.
A1  - Grisham, Candace J.
A1  - Khan, Muhammad Saad
A1  - Lee, Timothy
A1  - Kuhn, Andrew W.
A1  - Bonfield, Christopher M.
A1  - Zuckerman, Scott L.
SP  - CNC81
EP  - CNC81
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
N2  - AIM: The potential financial burden of American football-related concussions (FRC) is unknown. Our objective was to describe the healthcare costs associated with an FRC and determine factors associated with increased costs.     Methodology/results: A retrospective cohort study of concussed high school football players presenting between November 2017 and March 2020 was undertaken; 144 male high school football players were included. Total costs were about $115,000, for an average direct healthcare cost of $800.10/concussion. Visiting the emergency department (β = 502.29, 95% CI: 105.79-898.61; p = 0.01), the initial post-concussion symptom scale score (β = 0.39, 95% CI: 0.11-0.66; p = 0.01) and a post-concussion syndrome diagnosis (β = 670.37, 95% CI: 98.96-1241.79; p = 0.02) were each independently associated with total costs.     Conclusion: A granular understanding of cost-driving factors associated with FRC is the first step in understanding the cost-effectiveness of prevention and treatment methods.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2056-3299
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2020-0012
ID  - ref1
ER  -