A budget impact analysis of exclusive human milk diet in very low birth weight infants in United Arab Emirates
Implementing the EHMD feeding scheme in VLBWs that has significant clinical benefits has resulted in substantial budget savings from the payer's perspective in the UAE owing to fewer comorbidities associated with premature birth and shorter hospital stays. It is highly recommended for the Emirati health care settings to evaluate the real-world neonatal complication rates.
Authors
- Shiva Shankar
- Younes Hamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7451-4459)
- Junaid Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7797-4848)
- Gihan Hamdy Elsisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2917-9388)
- Sara Aldalal
- Saima Saeed
- Fares Chedid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6606-3141)
- Mohamed Farghaly
- Mohamed Youssef
Institutions
- Dubai Health Authority (AE)
- American University (US)
- Economic History Society (GB)
- Teaching Hospital Kandy (LK)
- Al Ain Hospital (AE)
- Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (AE)
- Office of the Director (US)
- American University in Cairo (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Economics
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13696998.2024.2421101
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.62