Level 4 seizure monitoring unit admissions are associated with reduced long-term health care costs.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study was undertaken to determine whether admission to dedicated seizure monitoring units (SMUs) result in reduced health care use (HCU).

Methods

This was a retrospective open cohort study covering the years 2010-2018 of patients residing in Alberta, Canada, who were referred to the Calgary Comprehensive Epilepsy Program and admitted to a level 4 SMU. Patients were required to have ≥3 years pre- and postadmission follow-up. The outcome was the change in trajectory of composite HCU (primary care, specialist outpatient visits, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations) for the 3 years prior to and 3 years following SMU admission using the point of admission as the "index date." Secondary outcomes were HCU limited to specific settings. We excluded the fir

SUBMITTER: Josephson CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11742541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature