ADOPTION OF ENDOSCOPIC LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION FOR EMPHYSEMA IN GERMANY- UTILIZATION PATTERNS AND CASE VOLUMES IN THE PERIOD 2010-2014
Author(s)
Busca R1, Rott C1, Pietzsch JB2, Herth F3
1PneumRx Ltd, London, UK, 2Wing Tech Inc., Irvine, CA, USA, 3Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
OBJECTIVES: Endoscopic lung volume reduction (LVR) is a treatment approach that has been shown to improve functional outcomes and quality of life of selected patient groups suffering from severe emphysema. Current available endoscopic LVR treatments include endobronchial valve therapy, coil therapy, and thermoablation. Our objective was to estimate the adoption patterns of these approaches in the German healthcare system, which was among the first to adopt these technologies. METHODS: Therapy- and age-specific procedure volumes were collected from German Federal Statistics Office databases for the period 2010-2014. We computed therapy-specific and total procedure volumes and growth stratified by age groups <65, and >65 years, and in total. In addition, for valve and coil therapy, we estimated the average number of devices used per procedure and approximated the number of patients treated in 2014. RESULTS:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-10, ISPOR Europe 2016, Vienna, Austria
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
PMD128
Topic
Health Service Delivery & Process of Care
Topic Subcategory
Treatment Patterns and Guidelines
Disease
Respiratory-Related Disorders
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