Attributable Cost of Adult Hospitalized Pneumonia Beyond the Acute Phase.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While much is known about the cost of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) during the acute phase of illness, little is known about the potential attributable cost of CAP thereafter.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess long-term attributable costs associated with CAP among adults in US clinical practice.

Methods

A retrospective matched cohort design and data from a US private healthcare claims repository were employed. In each month during the study period (2011-2016), adults who were hospitalized for CAP in that month ('CAP patients') were matched (1:1, without replacement) on demographic, clinical, and healthcare profiles to adults who did not develop CAP in that month ('comparison patients'). All-cause healthcare expenditures were tallied for the

SUBMITTER: Weycker D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8160038 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature