Economic burden of cirrhosis in Catalonia

Cirrhosis is a chronic disease with high morbidity and mortality. Few studies have evaluated healthcare resource use in patients with cirrhosis. We aimed to describe the point prevalence of cirrhosis on 31 December 2012 and the population-level distribution of healthcare resource use and expenditure...

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Autores: Miquel Planas, Mireia|||0000-0003-4566-4962, Cleries, Montserrat, Vergara, Mercedes|||0000-0002-6971-8657, Vela, Emili|||0000-0002-8736-5365
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:253461
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/253461
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018012
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cirrhosis
Economic expenditures
Population study
Adjusted morbidity groups
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Sumario:Cirrhosis is a chronic disease with high morbidity and mortality. Few studies have evaluated healthcare resource use in patients with cirrhosis. We aimed to describe the point prevalence of cirrhosis on 31 December 2012 and the population-level distribution of healthcare resource use and expenditures in a non-selected population of patients with cirrhosis, stratified by whether their disease was compensated or decompensated, and by comorbidity burden. This population study included all known patients aged