Costes sanitarios y no sanitarios de personas que padecen insuficiencia cardiaca crónica sintomática en España / Health care and nonhealth care costs in the treatment of patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure in spain

Introducción y objetivos La insuficiencia cardiaca crónica es una enfermedad con elevada mortalidad y consumidora de recursos sanitarios y sociales. El objetivo del estudio es cuantificar la utilización de los recursos sanitarios y no sanitarios e identificar variables que ayuden a explicar la variabilidad de su coste en España.MétodosEstudio multicéntrico, prospectivo y observacional con 12 meses de seguimiento. Se incluyó a 374 pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca sintomática de consultas específicas de cardiología, y se recogió información sobre características socioeconómicas de pacientes y cuidadores, estado de salud, recursos sanitarios y cuidados profesionales y no profesionales. Los recursos empleados en el cuidado de la salud se valoraron monetariamente, diferenciando entre clases funcionales.ResultadosEl coste total estimado durante ese año osciló entre 12.995 y 18.220 euros, dependiendo del escenario elegido (año base, 2010). La mayor partida fue para los cuidados no profesionales (59,1-69,8% del coste total), seguido del gasto sanitario (26,7-37,4%) y los cuidados profesionales (3,5%). Dentro de los costes sanitarios, el coste hospitalario tuvo el mayor peso, seguido de la medicación. Hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas en los costes totales entre los pacientes en clase funcional II y los de clases III - IV . La insuficiencia cardiaca es una enfermedad que requiere la movilización de un importante volumen de recursos. La partida más importante del gasto es la del cuidado informal del paciente. Tanto el gasto sanitario como el no sanitario son mayores en la población con enfermedad más avanzada

Introduction and objectives: Chronic heart failure is associated with high mortality and utilization of health care and social resources. The objective of this study was to quantify the use of health care and nonhealth care resources and identify variables that help to explain variability in their costs in Spain.MethodsThis prospective, multicenter, observational study with a 12-month follow-up period included 374 patients with symptomatic heart failure recruited from specialized cardiology clinics. Information was collected on the socioeconomic characteristics of patients and caregivers, health status, health care resources, and professional and nonprofessional caregiving. The monetary cost of the resources used in caring for the health of these patients was evaluated, differentiating among functional classes.ResultsThe estimated total cost for the 1-year follow-up ranged from Euros 12 995 to Euros 18 220, depending on the scenario chosen (base year, 2010). The largest cost item was informal caregiving (59.1%-69.8% of the total cost), followed by health care costs (26.7%- 37.4%), and professional care (3.5%). Of the total health care costs, the largest item corresponded to hospital costs, followed by medication. Total costs differed significantly between patients in functional class II and those in classes III or IV.ConclusionsHeart failure is a disease that requires the mobilization of a considerable amount of resources. The largest item corresponds to informal care. Both health care and nonhealth care costs are higher in the population with more advanced disease (AU)

Health care and nonhealth care costs in the treatment of patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure in Spain.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic heart failure is associated with high mortality and utilization of health care and social resources. The objective of this study was to quantify the use of health care and nonhealth care resources and identify variables that help to explain variability in their costs in Spain. METHODS: This prospective, multicenter, observational study with a 12-month follow-up period included 374 patients with symptomatic heart failure recruited from specialized cardiology clinics. Information was collected on the socioeconomic characteristics of patients and caregivers, health status, health care resources, and professional and nonprofessional caregiving. The monetary cost of the resources used in caring for the health of these patients was evaluated, differentiating among functional classes. RESULTS: The estimated total cost for the 1-year follow-up ranged from € 12,995 to € 18,220, depending on the scenario chosen (base year, 2010). The largest cost item was informal caregiving (59.1%-69.8% of the total cost), followed by health care costs (26.7%- 37.4%), and professional care (3.5%). Of the total health care costs, the largest item corresponded to hospital costs, followed by medication. Total costs differed significantly between patients in functional class II and those in classes III or IV. CONCLUSIONS: Heart failure is a disease that requires the mobilization of a considerable amount of resources. The largest item corresponds to informal care. Both health care and nonhealth care costs are higher in the population with more advanced disease.

Porcentaje de adiposidad y su relación con el índice de inmunorreactividad de los receptores hormonales en mujeres mexicanas con cáncer de mama / Adiposity percentage relationship with hormone receptors immunoreactive score in breast cancer Mexican women

INTRODUCTION: Adipose tissue is an important estrogen resource and they are involved in breast cancer development. OBJECTIVE: To establish the relationship between adiposity percentage and the estrogen and progesterone receptors immunoreactive score in Mexican women with breast cancer. METHODS: This is a transversal and analytical study. We identified breast cancer women with cancer histologic diagnosis. We calculated: adiposity percentage and immunoreactive score. We performed correlation analysis between adiposity percentage, body mass index, diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension, with estrogen and progesterone receptors in breast cancer samples. We perform logistic regression and Odds Ratio estimations. RESULTS: We studied 43 patients with breast cancer and we observed association between adiposity percentage and estrogen and progesterone immnunoreactive score (rP 0.470; p 0.003 and rP 0.328; p 0.042, respectively). The most important risk factor in breast cancer positive to estrogen receptors was obesity (OR 19.1, IC95% 2.1 a 169.1, p 0.008), and previous obesity in breast cancer positive to progesterone receptors (OR 20.7, IC95% 2.3 a 185.9, p 0.007). DISCUSSION: Adiposity percentage is an important risk factor to develop breast cancer positive to hormone receptors related with the risk of breast cancer positive to hormonal receptors (AU)

Introducción: El tejido adiposo es una importante fuente de estrógenos, los cuales se encuentran implicados en el desarrollo de cáncer de mama. Objetivo: Establecer la relación entre el porcentaje de adiposidad y el índice de inmunorreactividad de los receptores a estrógenos y a progesterona en mujeres mexicanas con cáncer de mama. Métodos: Estudio transversal analítico en pacientes con cáncer de mama confirmado con estudio histopatológico. Se estimó el % de adiposidad, y el índice de inmunorreactividad. Se realizó el análisis de correlación entre el porcentaje de adiposidad, el IMC, la presencia de DM2 e hipertensión arterial con la expresión de receptores a estrógeno y progesterona y regresión logística con cálculo de Odds Ratio. Resultados: Se estudiaron 43 pacientes con cáncer de mama y se observó asociación entre el porcentaje de adiposidad y el índice de inmunoreactividad para los RE y RP (rP 0,470; p 0,003 y rP 0,328; p 0,042 respectivamente). El factor de riesgo más importante en cáncer positivo a receptores estrogénicos fue la obesidad (OR 19,1, IC 95% 2,1 a 169,1, p 0,008) y obesidad previa en cáncer positivo a receptores a progesterona (OR 20,7, IC 95% 2,3 a 185,9, p 0,007). Conclusión: El porcentaje de adiposidad es un factor de riesgo importante para desarrollar cáncer de mama positivo a receptores hormonales (AU)

Síndrome HELLP ¿evidencias de una posible respuesta inflamatoria sistémica en la preeclampsia? / The HELPP syndrome: evidence of a possible systemic inflammatory response in pre-eclampsia?

INTRODUCTION: The principal causes of morbidity and mortality during pregnancy in Mexico, are preeclampsia/eclampsia, obstetric hemorrhage and puerperium complications; this is, 62 of maternal deaths in last years. HELLP syndrome was observed between 5 to 25 of the mortality in pregnancies of 36 weeks or less. OBJECTIVE: To analyze patients with HELLP syndrome in ICU's (Intensive Care Unit) of a Gynecology and Obstetric Hospital, related to the abnormal hematological, hepatic and renal results with the obstetric case history and the clinical complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A transversal study in patients with HELLP syndrome during 1998 and 1999 were carry out. CASE DEFINITION: Peripheral blood with Microangiopathic hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes: AST, ALT over 40 UI/L, even when were LDH lower than 600 UI/L. It was evaluated the hepatic and renal function, platelets count, microangiopathic hemolysis, arterial pressure, seizures, icteric skin color, blindness, visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting and upper quadrant right abdominal pain. In newborn we analyzed gestational age, sex, weight and APGAR. We studied for an association between maternal and biochemical variables with Correlation Pearson Test, and dependence between variables with lineal regression model. RESULTS: 2878 patients with hypertensives disorders in pregnancy (11.64). The 1.15 (n = 33) had HELLP syndrome with specific maternal mortality of 0.4 per 10,000 live birth, perinatal mortality of 1.62 per 10,000 live birth; and renal damage in 84.5. Coefficient beta was higher between number of pregnancies to platelets count (-0.33) and creatinine clearance (-0.401). CONCLUSION: We found an important renal damage, low platelets, elevated liver enzymes in women with two or more pregnancies. Then we propose there are similarities between HELLP syndrome and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) because they could have the same pathophysiology.