The current and future financial burden of hospital admissions for heart failure in Canada: a cost analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart failure is a costly health condition and a major public health concern. We sought to examine the costs of hospital admissions for heart failure between fiscal years 2004 and 2013 in Canada and to model the future costs to 2030.

Methods

Canadian Institutes for Health Information Discharge Abstract Database was used to identify admissions to hospital with heart failure as the primary diagnosis between fiscal years 2004 and 2013. Multiple linear regression models were used to calculate the trend in prevalence and extrapolate these to 2030. Canadian Institutes for Health Information patient cost estimates were used to identify costs of hospital admissions for heart failure. Generalized linear models were used to estimate average annual costs per heart failure pa

SUBMITTER: Tran DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5047807 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature