Short- and long-term direct and indirect costs of illness after ostomy creation - a Swedish nationwide registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite advance in care of people with an ostomy, related complications remain prevalent. The objective of this study was to examine short- and long-term healthcare resource utilization and associated costs after ostomy creation.

Methods

This observational study was based on retrospectively collected data from national and regional Swedish registries. The population consisted of people living in Sweden, who had an ostomy created. The earliest index date was 1 January 2006, and people were followed for ten years, until death, reversal of temporary ostomy, termination of purchases of ostomy products, or end of study, which was 31 December 2019. Each person with an ostomy was matched with two controls from the general population based on age, gender, and region.

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SUBMITTER: Carlsson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10408161 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature