Trends of Costs and Admission Rates Among Patients Admitted With Autoimmune Hepatitis: Analysis of US Hospitals Using the NIS Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a prominent cause of chronic liver disease in the United States. This study aims to characterize the incidence, mortality, and cost implications of this condition using a national database.

Method

The 2016-2019 National Inpatient Sample was used to select patients with AIH. After adjusting for inflation, weighted charge data were used to calculate the admission costs using charge-to-cost ratios. Demographic, socioeconomic status, and comorbidity values were used to build strata to characterize admission incidence, mortality data and aggregate and per-capita cost values. Furthermore, additional sensitivity analysis was performed using a stratified set of patients with AIH as one of the top 10 diagnosis (AIH-specific subsample).

SUBMITTER: Lee DU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709195 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature