Comparison of the Treatment Cost of COVID-19 andNon-COVID-19 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to compare the cost of treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and non-COVID-19patients in our intensive care unit (ICU). Materials and Methods: Patient data such as age, gender, comorbidities, radiological findings, treatments received, lengthof stay in the ICU, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result, and invoice issued at the time of discharge were recorded.The patients were divided into two groups, including patients being treated for COVID-19 (Group 1) and those being treatedfor other diseases (non-COVID-19) (Group 2). The chi-square test (χ2) was used to compare categorical variables. Continuousvariables were compared using the Mann–Whitney U test. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to determine thecorrelation between treatment cost and variables. A p-value of