Healthcare resource utilization in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD): a real-world data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

There is a lack of real-world characterization of healthcare costs and associated cost drivers in patients with pulmonary hypertension secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD).

Objectives

To examine (1) excess healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and associated costs in patients with PH-COPD compared to COPD patients without PH; and (2) patient characteristics that are associated with higher healthcare costs in patients with PH-COPD.

Methods

This study analyzed data from the IQVIA PharMetrics^® Plus database (OCT2014-MAY2020). Patients with PH-COPD were identified by a claims-based algorithm based on PH diagnosis (ICD-10-CM: I27.0, I27.2, I27.20, I27.21, I27.23) after COPD diagnosis. Patients aged ≥40 years and with data avail

SUBMITTER: Weiss T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664271 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature