[Care and medical costs of urticaria in children in Germany : Drugs, medical and inpatient services].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on the course of urticaria in children exist, but there is a lack of sound data on patient management to ensure high-quality care.

Methods

Retrospective secondary data analysis in the field of health care and epidemiology in children with urticaria based on routine data from a German health insurance company (DAK-Gesundheit). Data from insured persons under 18 years of age who were treated as outpatients or inpatients with a diagnosis of urticaria (according to ICD-10 classification) in 2010-2015 were included. The control group consisted of children without a corresponding diagnosis, in order to clarify health economic and care-related differences after adjusting for age and gender.

Results

In 2015, 1904 (1.3%) of 151,248 insured minors had a diagnosi

SUBMITTER: Staubach P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11224104 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature