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Management of immune thrombocytopenia in adults: a population‐based analysis of the French hospital discharge database from 2009 to 2012
Author(s) -
Michel Marc,
Suzan Florence,
Adoue Daniel,
Bordessoule Dominique,
Marolleau JeanPierre,
Viallard JeanFrançois,
Godeau Bertrand
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1111/bjh.13415
Subject(s) - medicine , immune thrombocytopenia , pediatrics , hospital discharge , database , rituximab , population , emergency medicine , antibody , immunology , environmental health , computer science
Summary The present study describes the current clinical practice and hospital management of adults with immune thrombocytopenia ( ITP ) between 2009 and 2012 in France, based on the national discharge hospital database. Adult ITP patients were managed almost exclusively in public hospitals. A relatively stable number of patients, around 3200 per year, were hospitalized for ITP annually over the 4‐year period, about two‐thirds of whom were newly‐diagnosed ITP . Re‐hospitalizations tended to decrease over the study period. Intravenous immunoglobulin administration, concerning half of ITP hospitalized patients, and rituximab administration were stable over time, whereas a slight decrease of splenectomies was observed.