Journal article
Excess cost of care associated with sepsis in cancer patients: Results from a populationbased case-control matched cohort
M Tew, K Dalziel, K Thursky, M Krahn, L Abrahamyan, AM Morris, P Clarke
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2021
Abstract
Background Cancer patients are at significant risk of developing sepsis due to underlying malignancy and necessary treatments. Little is known about the economic burden of sepsis in this highrisk population. We estimate the short- and long-term healthcare costs of care of cancer patients with and without sepsis using individual-level linked-administrative data. Methods We conducted a population-based matched cohort study of cancer patients aged ≥18, diagnosed between 2010 and 2017. Cases were identified if diagnosed with sepsis during the study period, and were matched 1:1 by age, sex, cancer type and other variables to controls without sepsis. Mean costs (2018 Canadian dollars) for patients..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Michelle Tew is jointly supported by the NHMRC funded Centre for Research Excellence in Total Joint Replacement (1116325) and Centre for Improving Cancer Outcomes Through Enhanced Infection Services (1116876), Melbourne Research Scholarship and Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). Murray Krahn is supported by a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Health Technology Assessment. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.