The Delay and Costs of Diagnosing Systemic Vasculitis in a Tertiary-Level Clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The diagnosis of systemic vasculitis is a challenge because of the heterogeneity of clinical manifestations. The aim of this study is to analyze the diagnostic delay in systemic vasculitis, the total costs during the first year of care, and how the diagnostic delay affects the costs in a tertiary health care facility.

Methods

Patients with a new diagnosis of systemic vasculitis between 2010 and 2018 were identified from hospital records. The diagnostic delay and health care costs were evaluated during the diagnostic period and within 12 months after the first contact with tertiary health care. Vasculitis-related costs were recorded as true costs charged. A total of 317 patients fulfilled the study criteria. The diagnoses were grouped into three clinically releva

SUBMITTER: Taimen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7991036 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature