Factors associated with non-beneficial treatments in end of life hospital admissions: a multicentre retrospective cohort study in Australia.

Objective: To quantitatively assess the factors associated with non-beneficial treatments (NBTs) in hospital admissions at the end of life.

Design: Retrospective multicentre cohort study.

Setting: Three large, metropolitan tertiary hospitals in Australia.

Productivity costs of cardiovascular disease mortality across disease types and socioeconomic groups.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single largest contributor to global mortality. Premature mortality due to CVD results in a loss of productivity, with associated economic and policy implications that are often overlooked.

Methods: A human capital approach was adopted to project the long-term impacts of Australian CVD deaths in 2003 on labour force participation and the present value of lifetime income (PVLI) forgone.