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OBJECTIVE: To assess the cost-effectiveness of mother's own milk supplemented with donor milk vs mother's own milk supplemented with formula for infants of very low birth weight in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of 319 infants with very low birth weight born before (January 2011-December 2012, mother's own milk + formula, n = 150) and after (April 2013-March 2015, mother's own milk + donor milk, n = 169) a donor milk program was implemented in the NICU. Data were retrieved from a prospectively collected research database, the hospital's electronic medical record, and the hospital's cost accounting system. Costs included feedings and other NICU costs incurred by the hospital. A generalized linear regression model was constructed to evaluate the impact of feeding era on NICU total costs, controlling for neonatal and sociodemographic risk factors and morbidities. An incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was calculated for each morbidity that differed significantly between feeding eras. RESULTS: Infants receiving mother's own milk + donor milk had a lower incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) than infants receiving mother's own milk + formula (1.8% vs 6.0%, P = .048). Total (hospital + feeding) median costs (2016 USD) were $169 555 for mother's own milk + donor milk and $185 740 for mother's own milk + formula (P = .331), with median feeding costs of $1317 and $936, respectively (P < .001). Mother's own milk + donor milk was associated with $15 555 lower costs per infant (P = .045) and saved $1812 per percentage point decrease in NEC incidence. CONCLUSIONS: The additional cost of a donor milk program was small compared with the cost of a NICU hospitalization. After its introduction, the NEC incidence was significantly lower with small cost savings per case. We speculate that NICUs with greater NEC rates may have greater cost savings.
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Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal/economia , Bancos de Leite Humano/economia , Leite Humano , Aleitamento Materno/economia , Análise Custo-Benefício , Humanos , Fórmulas Infantis/economia , Recém-Nascido , Doenças do Prematuro/prevenção & controle , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
Objetivo: Descrever a captação, aproveitamento e o perfil das doadoras de Leite Humano em um Banco de leite de um município do Estado do Paraná. Métodos: Estudo epidemiológico de corte transversal com abordagem quantitativa. Os dados foram coletados entre janeiro e fevereiro de 2015, a partir de fichas arquivadas no primeiro ano de funcionamento, 2013-2014. Resultados: As doadoras eram da faixa etária de 26 a 32 anos, casadas, do lar, tinham 1 ou 2 filhos, foram indicadas por serviços de saúde e a principal motivação para a doação foi o excesso de leite. A média de leite doado foi de 1,4 litros, a maioria na fase madura. Houve perda significativa de leite devido a sujidade. Conclusão: Faz-se necessário, o desenvolvimento de ações para a captação de doadoras, para diminuição das perdas de leite e para educação permanente dos profissionais de saúde envolvidos, a fim de otimizar o funcionamento do serviço
Objetivo: Describir la recopilación, el uso y el perfil de la leche humana de donantes en un banco de leche una ciudad de Paraná. Metodos: Estudio epidemiológico de corte transversal con enfoque cuantitativo. Los datos fueron recogidos entre enero y febrero de 2015, a partir de registros archivados en el primer año de funcionamiento, 2013-2014. Resultados: Los donantes eran del grupo de edad de 26-32 años de edad, casado, tenía su casa 1 o 2 niños, fueron indicados por servicios de salud y la principal motivación para la donación fue el exceso de leche. La leche donada promedio fue de 1,4 litros, sobre todo en la fase de madurez. Había una pérdida significativa de la leche debido a la suciedad. Conclusión: Es necesario, por el desarrollo de acciones para atraer donantes para reducir la pérdida de la leche y la educación de los profesionales de la salud involucrados con el fin de optimizar el funcionamiento del servicio de continuar
Objective: The study's goal has been to describe the collection, utilization and profile of human milk donors in a milk bank of a municipality of Paraná State. Methods: It is a cohort epidemiological study with quantitative approach. Data were collected from January to February 2015, based on records filed in the first year of operation, 2013-2014. Results: Donors belonged to age group from 26 to 32 years old; they were married; they had either 1 or 2 children, and have been indicated by health services, where the primary motivation for the donation was the breast milk excess. The donated milk average amount was 1.4 liter (most in the mature phase). There was a significant loss of milk due to dirtiness. Conclusion: It is necessary the development of actions in order to attract donors, reduce milk loss and provide ongoing education for the health professionals involved, aiming to optimize the service operation