Open AccessQuantifying the Economic Impact of Delayed Multiple-Inhaler Triple Therapy Initiation in Patients with COPD: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Linked Electronic Medical Record and Hospital Administrative Data in England
Author(s) -
Leah Sansbury,
Robert Wood,
Glenn A Anley,
Yein Nam,
Afisi S Ismaila
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s312853
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , inhaler , retrospective cohort study , medical record , cohort , emergency medicine , health care , cohort study , pediatrics , asthma , economics , economic growth
To assess if early multiple-inhaler triple therapy (MITT) initiation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduces subsequent healthcare resource utilization (HCRU), direct medical costs, and acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPDs).