Economic burden of acute myeloid leukemia on patients in a resource-limited tertiary hospital in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The remission induction treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has remained unchanged in the resource-limited setting in the Philippines. AML treatment consists of induction chemotherapy followed by high dose consolidation chemotherapy or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In the Philippines, the Filipino household bears the burden of health care cost of hospitalization expenditure. Insights into the treatment costs becomes an essential requirement as these guides the allocation of resources to scheme health programs.

Method

This study involved a retrospective cohort analysis of AML patients who underwent treatment for AML. Review of the statements of account per admission per patient during treatment for remission induction, consolidation,

SUBMITTER: Catapia JRM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10433300 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature