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Incidence and cost of hypoglycemic events requiring medical assistance in a hospital setting in Denmark

Author(s) -

P.J. Lyngsie,

Sandra Lopes,

Jens Olsen

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of comparative effectiveness research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.567

H-Index - 23

eISSN - 2042-6313

pISSN - 2042-6305

DOI - 10.2217/cer.15.68

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , danish , emergency medicine , hospital care , medical emergency , health care , pediatrics , philosophy , linguistics , physics , optics , economics , economic growth

Aims: The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence and hospital costs associated with hypoglycemic episodes (HEs) requiring hospital admission or emergency room (ER) visits in Denmark. Materials & methods: This study analyzed data from the National Patient Registry. Data on HE-related hospital admissions or ER visits occurring between 2008 and 2011 were collected and analyzed. Results: There were 1906 hospital admissions and 803 ER visits in 2008 compared with 1646 hospital admissions and 547 ER visits in 2011, corresponding to a decrease in incidence from 10.6 to 7.1. The estimated annual total hospital costs ranged from €3.0 million in 2008 to €2.3 million in 2011. Conclusion: HEs represent a major burden for the Danish healthcare system.

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