Key result
Patients with an incident in-hospital VTE event incurred high follow-up costs, with 24.9% experiencing a bleed or recurrent VTE requiring hospitalization at an average cost of $14,975 per event.
Population
2,147 commercially insured patients in 2 managed care organizations in the US with an incident in-hospital…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 21.3 months (median 19.2 months)
Authors
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VTE event costs in managed care warrant monitoring; leaves open whether prevention strategies meaningfully reduce expenditures.
Cohort (n=2,147)
Yes
In patients hospitalized with VTE, recurrent VTE or bleeding events requiring hospitalization are common (25% over 21 months) and incur substantial health plan costs averaging nearly $15,000 per event.
Bullano et al. (2005) conducted a cohort in Venous thromboembolism (VTE) (n=2,147). Incident in-hospital VTE event vs. Between VTE diagnosis groups (DVT, PE, DVT+PE) was evaluated on Per-event health plan costs for acute and follow-up treatment. Patients with an incident in-hospital VTE event incurred high follow-up costs, with 24.9% experiencing a bleed or recurrent VTE requiring hospitalization at an average cost of $14,975 per event.
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