Cachexia & debility diagnoses in hospitalized children and adolescents with complex chronic conditions: evidence from the Kids’ Inpatient Database

Bryce A Van Doren, Debosree Roy, Joshua M Noone, Christopher M Blanchette, Susan T Arthur

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Original Research

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In this original research article, the authors aimed to characterize the frequency, cost, and hospital reported outcomes of cachexia and debility in children and adolescents with complex chronic conditions (CCCs).

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Resource use and outcomes associated with initiation of injectable therapies for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Richard Brice, Sharon Shelley, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Divina Glah, Donna Ashley, Monica Hadi

Article Type

Original Research

Published

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) often requires intervention with oral and injectable therapies. Across National Health Service (NHS) England, injectable therapies may be initiated in secondary, intermediate or primary care. This original research set out to understand resource utilization, the pathways of care, clinical outcomes, and experience of patients with T2DM
initiated on injectable therapies.

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The cost of biologics for psoriasis is increasing

Judy Cheng, Steven R Feldman

Article Type

Original Research

Published

Biologic agents have revolutionized the management of psoriasis but at a higher cost compared with “traditional” agents. Cost must be considered when evaluating management options for psoriasis. This piece of original research To estimates the annual cost of treatment of psoriasis using biologic agents and assess the trend over the past decade.

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One-year prevalence, comorbidities and cost of cachexia-related inpatient admissions in the USA

Susan T Arthur, Joshua M Noone, Bryce A Van Doren, Debosoree Roy, Christopher M Blanchette

Article Type

Original Research

Published

Cachexia is a condition characterized as a loss in body mass or metabolic dysfunction and it is associated with several prevalent chronic health conditions including many cancers, COPD, HIV, and kidney disease. Currently there is little research into cachexia and the objective of this article is to characterize cachexia patients, their healthcare utilisation, and associated hospitalization costs.

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The non-anticoagulation costs of atrial fibrillation management: findings from an observational study in NHS Primary Care

George Kassianos, Chris Arden, Simon Hogan, Laura Baldock, Ahmet Fuat

Article Type

Original Research

Published

Atrial fibrillation (AF) management represents a significant burden on the UK NHS. In this article the authors review data from 825 patients in routine UK clinical practice and describe the non-anticoagulation costs associated with AF management. Understanding these costs better may help inform future health care planning and policy development.

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