Observational studyOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2021
Health care utilization and excess costs after pelvic fractures among older people in Germany.
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- Health-economic evaluation of orthogeriatric co-management for patients with pelvic or vertebral fragility fractures.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
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- Trends in non-operative management of low-energy pelvic fracture: An analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Trends and treatments of pelvic and acetabular fractures in Taiwan: facing an aging society.Archives of osteoporosis · 2023Article
- Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis: Current Practices and Future Directions.Current osteoporosis reports · 2022Review
- Pelvic Fractures-An Underestimated Problem? Incidence and Mortality Risk after Pelvic Fracture in Austria, 2010-2018.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Our study demonstrates a strong increase in utilization of inpatient health care and clear excess costs in older people in the first year after pelvic fracture, the latter even after adjustment for several confounders. Excess costs were particularly high in the first few months and mainly attributable to inpatient treatment.
introductionWe aimed to estimate health care utilization and excess costs in patients aged minimum 60 years up to 1 year after pelvic fracture compared to a population without pelvic fracture.
methodsIn this retrospective population-based observational study, we used routine data from a large statutory health insurance (SHI) in Germany. Patients with a first pelvic fracture between 2008 and 2010 (n=5685, 82% female, mean age 80±9 years) were frequency matched with controls (n=193,159) by sex, age at index date, and index month. We estimated health care utilization and mean total direct costs (SHI perspective) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using BCA bootstrap procedures for 52 weeks before and after the index date. We calculated cost ratios (CRs) in 4-week intervals after the index date by fitting mixed two-part models including adjustment for possible confounders and repeated measurement. All analyses were further stratified for men/women, in-/outpatient-treated, and major/minor pelvic fractures.
resultsHealth care utilization and mean costs in the year after the index date were higher for cases than for controls, with inpatient treatment being particularly pronounced. CRs (95% CIs) decreased from 10.7 (10.2-11.1) within the first 4 weeks to 1.3 (1.2-1.4) within week 49-52. Excess costs were higher for inpatient than for outpatient-treated persons (CRs of 13.4 (12.9-13.9) and 2.3 (2.0-2.6) in week 1-4). In the first few months, high excess costs were detected for both persons with major and minor pelvic fracture.
conclusionPelvic fractures come along with high excess costs and should be considered when planning and allocating health care resources.
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