Economic burden in the management of transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients in Malaysia from a societal perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transfusion-dependent thalassaemia (TDT) is a hereditary blood disorder in which blood transfusion is the mainstay treatment to prolong survival and improve quality of life. Patients with this disease require blood transfusion at more than 100 ml/kg annually and iron-chelating therapy (ICT) to prevent iron overload (IOL) complications. There are substantial numbers of TDT patients in Malaysia, but limited data are available regarding the economic burden associated with this disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the lifetime cost of TDT from a societal perspective and identify potential factors increasing patient and family expenditures among thalassaemia populations.

Methods

The total lifetime cost per TDT patient (TC1) is the sum of lifetime healthc

SUBMITTER: Shafie AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8028190 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature