Current and projected ED and hospital resource utilisation with routine VOG use
| Resource usage (imaging, admission) | Current (2013 US national1895) | Projection with ED VOG use |
|---|---|---|
| All ED dizziness CT rate (%) | 41.2 | 10.3 |
| All ED dizziness MRI rate (%) | 2.4 | 3.0 |
| All ED dizziness admission rate (%) | 18.8 | 17.2 |
| Total ED/hospital workup costs (US$) | 9 242 624 941 | 8 198 729 820 |
| Projected annual US healthcare savings (US$) | – | 1 043 895 121 |
Newman-Toker, unpublished. See online supplement for parameters and sources. These numbers are purely resource-use based, and do not consider the societal and personal benefits from lives saved due to early stroke interventions, or reduced morbidity from improved treatment of inner ear disorders.
ED, emergency department; VOG, video-oculography.