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Table 4 Resource utilization in a cohort of patients with bipolar disorder who had a manic episode: hospitalizations

From: Pattern of healthcare resource utilization and direct costs associated with manic episodes in Spain

Characteristics

N

 

Required hospitalization, n (%)

782

391 (50)

Days of hospitalization1, mean ± SD

383

22.9 ± 15.5

Cause of hospitalization1, n (%)

389

 

   Current manic episode2

 

362 (93.0)

   Psychiatric comorbidity

 

14 (3.6)

   Other causes

 

13 (3.4)

Type of hospital1, n (%)

386

 

   Monographic

 

109 (28.2)

   General

 

277 (71.8)

  1. 1Calculated over the number of evaluable patients who required hospitalization
  2. 2Includes 4 cases in which the reason for hospitalization was attributed to both the manic episode and the comorbidity
  3. SD: standard deviation; N: number of evaluable cases