Resource utilization and inpatient hospitalization costs associated with thromboembolic events among patients with polycythemia vera.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and costs are often elevated in patients with polycythemia vera (PV), and this patient population has an increased risk of developing thromboembolic events (TEs). This study describes HCRU, costs, and mortality during TE-related hospitalizations among patients with PV in a contemporary real-world setting in the United States.

Patients and methods

This retrospective cohort study included adult inpatients with PV and TE discharged from 623 hospitals between January 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020 with a 2-year follow-up period after the first TE-related (index) hospitalization. Data were abstracted from the PINC AI Healthcare database, which includes 25% of US inpatient discharges.

Results

Among 3494 patients (index TE: arter

SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879438 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature