Burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension in England: retrospective HES database analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical and economic burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is poorly understood outside the United States. This retrospective database study describes the characteristics of patients with PAH in England, including their healthcare resource utilisation (HCRU) and associated costs.

Methods

Data from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2018 were obtained from the National Health Service (NHS) Digital Hospital Episode Statistics database, which provides full coverage of patient events occurring in NHS England hospitals. An adult patient cohort was defined using an algorithm incorporating pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosis codes, PAH-associated procedures, PH specialist centre visits and PAH-specific medications. HCRU included inpatient admissions, outpatient vi

SUBMITTER: Exposto F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7905485 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature