The Economic Burden of Childhood Glaucoma
| Autor: | Albert S Khouri, Lekha Mukkamala, Linda Huang, Dan Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Intraocular pressure Adolescent genetic structures Glaucoma Disease Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Indirect costs 0302 clinical medicine Cost of Illness Health care Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Child Intraocular Pressure health care economics and organizations Retrospective Studies business.industry Infant Newborn Health services research Infant Retrospective cohort study Health Care Costs Middle Aged medicine.disease Ophthalmology Child Preschool 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Health Resources Female Health Services Research business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Glaucoma. 25:790-797 |
| ISSN: | 1057-0829 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000412 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE To date, there are limited data on the economic burden of childhood glaucoma, a relatively rare but visually debilitating disease. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the immediate costs of illness associated with childhood glaucoma during the first 4 years after presentation. METHODS Data on age, sex, surgical interventions, visits, examinations under anesthesia, and medications were collected yearly following presentation in patients with childhood glaucoma. Inclusion criteria included diagnosis of primary or secondary childhood glaucoma, age less than 21 years, and follow-up of 4 years. A total of 23 patients (39 eyes) were included. Cost analysis used 2013 hospital-specific charges and US average hourly wage to calculate outcomes of total, direct, and indirect costs (significance level P |
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