Impact of Time to Receipt of Prosthesis on Total Healthcare Costs 12 Months Postamputation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective was to assess the impact of a prosthesis and the timing of prosthesis receipt on total direct healthcare costs in the 12-mo postamputation period.

Design

Data on patients with lower limb amputation (n = 510) were obtained from a commercial claims database for retrospective cohort analysis. Generalized linear multivariate modeling was used to determine differences in cost between groups according to timing of prosthesis receipt compared with a control group with no prosthesis.

Results

Receipt of a prosthesis between 0 and 3 mos post lower limb amputation yielded a reduced total cost by approximately 0.23 in log scale within 12 mos after amputation when compared with the no-prosthesis group. Despite the included costs of a prosthesis, individuals

SUBMITTER: Miller TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7547875 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature