The proportion of young male hemophilia patients who underwent ultrasound examinations: an observational study using a nationwide claims database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in hemophilia treatment have reduced bleeding episodes in patients with hemophilia (PWH) and improved their musculoskeletal prognosis; however, complete prevention of musculoskeletal disorders has not been achieved. Recently, the usefulness of ultrasound (US) examinations in the musculoskeletal assessment of PWH has been reported, but the actual use of US has been suggested to be limited. The aim of this study was to clarify the extent to which US is being performed on young male PWH at medical institutions in Japan.

Methods

This was an observational study using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan. We identified almost all male PWH aged under 30 years who were prescribed hemostatic agents between 2015 and

SUBMITTER: Uchihashi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001688 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature