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Costs and healthcare utilisation of patients with heart failure in Spain.

Carlos EscobarLuis VarelaBeatriz PalaciosMargarita CapelAntoni SicrasAram SicrasAntonio HormigoRoberto AlcázarNicolás ManitoManuel Botana
Published in: BMC health services research (2020)
During the 2015-2019 period, costs of HF patients in Spain were substantial, being HF hospitalizations the most important determinant. Medication costs represented only a small proportion of total costs. Improving HF management, particularly through the use of drugs that reduce HF hospitalization may be helpful to reduce HF burden.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • acute heart failure
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • ejection fraction
  • heart failure
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • emergency department
  • risk factors
  • patient reported outcomes