Comorbidity Patterns Among Patients with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in Germany: A Trend Analysis of Health Insurance Claims Data
Comorbidity Patterns Among Patients with Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease in Germany: A Trend Analysis of Health Insurance Claims Data (European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery).
Patients suffering from peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) are a central target population for multidisciplinary vascular medicine. This study aimed to highlight trends in treatment patterns and comorbidities using up to date longitudinal patient related data from Germany.
Methods
This study is a retrospective health insurance claims data analysis of patients
insured by the second largest health insurance provider in Germany, BARMER. All
PAOD patient hospitalisations between 2008 and 2016 were included.
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Conclusions
Increasing numbers of PVI performed on these ageing and sicker patients lead to
rising costs but correlate with decreasing major amputation rates.
Quelle: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 21.11.2019
