Excess cost of care associated with sepsis in cancer patients: Results from a population-based case-control matched cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer patients are at significant risk of developing sepsis due to underlying malignancy and necessary treatments. Little is known about the economic burden of sepsis in this high-risk population. We estimate the short- and long-term healthcare costs of care of cancer patients with and without sepsis using individual-level linked-administrative data.

Methods

We conducted a population-based matched cohort study of cancer patients aged ≥18, diagnosed between 2010 and 2017. Cases were identified if diagnosed with sepsis during the study period, and were matched 1:1 by age, sex, cancer type and other variables to controls without sepsis. Mean costs (2018 Canadian dollars) for patients with and without sepsis up to 5 years were estimated adjusted using survival probab

SUBMITTER: Tew M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8357157 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature