Excess healthcare spending associated with fractures among adults with cerebral palsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fractures represent a triple threat to adults with cerebral palsy (CP): common, accumulate early in adulthood, and are consequential to health. An economic evaluation of fractures in CP is needed to highlight priorities for allocating resources to clinical and public health programs aimed at preventing fractures and their disease sequela.

Objective

To identify short-term healthcare costs associated with fractures among adults with CP.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed using Optum's de-identified Clinformatics® Data Mart Database from 01/01/2011-12/31/2017. The primary cohort included adults ≥ 18 years old with CP with an incident fracture (CP+Fx), and cost estimates were compared with: CP without fractures (CPw/oFx) and without CP+Fx (w/oCP

SUBMITTER: Whitney DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308651 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature