Emerging burden of post-cancer therapy complications on unplanned hospitalisation and costs among Australian cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study over 14 years.

ABSTRACT: Cancer treatment using systemic therapy and radiotherapy may cause post-therapy complications, resulting in increased unplanned hospitalisation. The evidence on such complications, their impact on unplanned hospitalisations, and associated costs is scant in Australia. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of post-therapy complications, evaluate their impact on unplanned hospitalisation, length of stay (LOS) and investigate the associated medical costs. A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 8,633 cancer patients (1.03 million emergency hospital admissions) in Victoria, Australia from July 2006 to June 2020, from the Australian healthcare system perspective. Multivariate generalised linear regression models were employed to estimate the adjusted association between post-therapy comp

SUBMITTER: Mahumud RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807139 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature