Early follow-up after open heart valve surgery reduces healthcare costs: a propensity matched study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective was to assess differences in healthcare costs within 180 days after discharge from open heart valve surgery in an intervention group receiving early, individualised and intensified follow-up compared with a historical control group.

Methods

A cost-minimisation analysis comparing costs from a consecutive prospective cohort compared with a propensity matched cohort. Costs related to the intervention, hospital (outpatient visits and readmissions) and general practitioners (all contacts) were included. Data were obtained from electronic patient records and registry data. A logistic propensity model was used to identify the historical control group. Main results are presented as mean differences and 95% CIs based on bootstrapping.

Results

After mat

SUBMITTER: Borregaard B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6861062 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature