64 research outputs found
PRS25 A COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS FOR TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE IN THE LONG TERM TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC SUBGROUPS OF ITALIAN COPD PATIENTS
CV3 Outcomes and Costs of Concomitant Aortic Valve Replacements Associated With a New Sutureless and Collapsed Valve in Italy, France, Germany, and the UK
Prevalence and economic cost of malnutrition in Italy: A systematic review and metanalysis from the Italian Society of Artificial Nutrition and Metabolism (SINPE)
Objectives: Disease-related malnutrition (DRM) is a major public health issue with dramatic consequences on outcomes. However, in Italy a comprehensive and updated overview on national prevalence, in both the adult and pediatric populations, and its burden on the health care environment, is missing. The aim of this systematic literature review and meta-analysis was to identify and summarize the available evidence regarding the prevalence of DRM in Italy from pediatric to adult and older ages, and to project its global costs on the health care system. Methods: We performed a systematic literature search for articles on epidemiology of DRM in Italy published up to June 2021. Studies reporting data on the prevalence of DRM in community-dwelling individuals with chronic diseases, nursing home patients, and hospitalized patients (medical, surgery, and oncology patients), were selected for inclusion. Methodological quality of the studies was assessed by two independent reviewers using published criteria. An epidemiologic meta-analysis to obtain an aggregate estimate of prevalence of DRM was performed and a model for estimating the cost of illness, based on the application of epidemiologic results to official national hospitalization data, and attribution of relevant unit costs in the national context was constructed. Results: Sixty-seven studies reporting on the prevalence of DRM in Italian populations were included in the final selection; meta-analytical pooling yields mean prevalence estimates of about 50% and 30% in adult and pediatric hospitalized populations, respectively, with even higher findings for residents of long-term care facilities. Modeled projections of DRM-attributable yearly economic effects on the Italian health care system exceed 10 billion € in base case analysis, with the most optimistic estimate still exceeding 2.5 billion €. Conclusion: Although comparable in magnitude to data from previous studies in analogous international settings, the diffusion and effects of DRM in the Italian setting is impressive. Increased awareness of these data and proactive fostering of clinical nutrition services are warranted, as prompt identification and treatment of malnutrition have been shown to effectively improve clinical and economic results
PRS36 The Cost-Effectiveness of Step Down from High Dose ICS/Laba Combination Therapy in Asthma in the UK Setting
PRS72 How Much Would the Universal Uptake of Gold Recommendations for Italian COPD Patients Cost?
Cost-effectiveness of tiotropium versus usual care and glycopyrronium in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Sweden
Habitat partitioning, habits and convergence among coastal nektonic fish species from the SĂŁo SebastiĂŁo Channel, southeastern Brazil
Activity, habitat use, feeding behavior, and diet of four sympatric species of Serranidae (Actinopterygii: Perciformes) in southeastern Brazil
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