Publications by authors named "L Betegon"
Objective: To compare the cost of treating rheumatoid arthritis patients that have failed an initial treatment with methotrexate, with subcutaneous abatacept versus other first-line biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
Method: Subcutaneous abatacept was considered comparable to intravenous abatacept, adalimumab, certolizumab pegol, etanercept, golimumab, infliximab and tocilizumab, based on indirect comparison using mixed treatment analysis. A cost-minimization analysis was therefore considered appropriate.
Hospitalizations due to severe hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus in Spain.
Rev Clin Esp (Barc)
November 2013
Background And Objectives: One of the most important therapeutic complications in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is hypoglycemia. This study has estimated the number of hospitalizations due to severe hypoglycemia in patients with type DM1 and DM2.
Patients And Methods: The study hospital population was defined using the National Catalogue of Hospitals (CNH) 2007 (last available data), and has included 260 general hospitals of the National Health System.
Objectives: Biologics have shown greater efficacy than traditional treatments in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, although some cannot be administered on an outpatient basis. Day hospitalization requires the patient to attend the hospital for a few hours to receive those treatments that cannot be administered on an outpatient basis or that do not justify admission to hospital. Few studies have analyzed the situation of Rheumatology Day Hospitals (RDH) in Spain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rotavirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. The aim of the study was to assess the health outcomes and the economic impact of a universal rotavirus vaccination programme with RotaTeq, the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine, versus no vaccination programme in Spain.
Methods: A birth cohort was followed up to the age of 5 using a cohort model.