What are the short-term annual cost savings associated with kidney transplantation?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney transplantation (KT) is often reported in the literature as associated with cost savings. However, existing studies differ in their choice of comparator, follow-up period, and the study perspective. Also, there may be unobservable heterogeneity in health care costs in the patient population which may divide the population into groups with differences in cost distributions. This study estimates the cost savings associated with KT from a payer perspective and identifies and characterizes both high and low patient cost groups.

Method

The current study was a population-based retrospective before-and-after study. The timespan involved at most three years before and after KT. The sample included end-stage kidney disease patients in Nova Scotia, a province in Cana

SUBMITTER: Koto P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063122 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature