Assessing the long-term economic impact of wheezing episodes after severe RSV disease in children from Argentina: a cost of illness analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is lack of available data on the economic burden of wheezing episodes after severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. This study aimed to assess the cost incurred for wheezing episodes after a severe RSV infection in children from Argentina, considering both the public health system and societal perspectives.

Methods

A prospective cohort was conducted from 2014 to 2022 to assess the cost of illness of wheezing episodes after severe RSV disease in children from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Direct medical and non-medical costs were estimated, along with indirect costs per episode and patient. Data pertaining to healthcare resource utilisation, indirect expenses and parental out-of-pocket costs were obtained. The overall cost per hospitalisation and hea

SUBMITTER: Dvorkin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812910 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature