Financial Burden of Lymphedema Hospitalizations in the United States
Mya L. Roberson, Paula D. Strassle, Luther-King Okunade Fasehun, Daniel Erim, E. Gene Deune, Adeyemi A. Ogunleye
Abstract
This cohort study uses data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Inpatient Sample to identify factors associated with high costs incurred during lymphedema-related hospitalizations in adults.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLymphedemaHealthcare Cost and Utilization ProjectCohortCohort studyMEDLINEHealth careHealth insuranceFinanceEmergency medicineFamily medicineGerontologyCancerBreast cancerInternal medicinePolitical scienceEconomic growthEconomicsLawLymphatic System and DiseasesDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases