Economic burden of age-related macular degeneration in routine clinical practice: the RAMDEBURS study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe and evaluate the main direct health costs, in routine clinical practice, of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients, from hospital perspective, in Spain.

Methods

Retrospective, multicenter, and observational study conducted on five third-level Spanish hospitals, between December 2018 and December 2019. The study included patients who were diagnosed of AMD before December 2018. Direct healthcare costs were obtained from a Spanish database. Study variables included demographic and clinical variables, and resources, such as treatment, diagnostic tests, medical examination, and surgery. Among the 1414 screened AMD patients, 1164 patients were included. In the overall study patients, the total cost was €5,386,511.0, with a mean cost per patient of €462

SUBMITTER: Ruiz-Moreno JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8450213 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature