Publications by authors named "Maria Carrasquilla-Sotomayor"
Background: The burden of disease of diabetes in Colombia have increased in the last decades. Secondary prevention is crucial for diabetes control. Many patients already treated remain with poor glycemic control and without timely and appropriate treatment intensification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This study aimed to calculate the healthcare resource utilization and direct medical costs in patients with 2 subtypes of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in a rheumatic care center in Colombia.
Methods: This is a retrospective cost-of-illness study. Patients with at least 1 medical consultation associated with an axSpA diagnosis between October 2018 and October 2019 were identified.
Background: Health systems need to optimize the use of resources, especially in high-cost diseases as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to evaluate the efficiency of using centers of excellence (CoE) as a strategy for improving RA treatment in Colombia.
Methods: A cost description analysis was carried out using the standard costing technique.
Frequency of Health Care Resource Utilization and Direct Medical Costs Associated with Psoriatic Arthritis in a Rheumatic Care Center in Colombia.
Psoriasis (Auckl)
March 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess health care resource use and costs related to Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) at a rheumatology center in Bogotá, Colombia, using medical records from patients diagnosed within a specific timeframe.
- Data collected from 83 patients revealed that direct medical costs totaled approximately $410,985, with medications accounting for 96.8% of these expenses.
- The analysis showed that patients on biological therapies faced costs nearly 8 times higher annually compared to those on conventional treatments, highlighting significant financial implications for PsA management.
Background: Influenza is considered a leading public health problem because its large economic burden of disease worldwide, especially in low-and middle-income countries, such as Colombia.
Objective: We aimed to estimate the economic costs of influenza-confirmed patients in a pediatric hospital in Cartagena, Colombia.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective costing analysis.
Objective: The aim of the present study was to estimate the economic impact of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection in Colombia from a societal perspective.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective, bottom-up cost-of-illness study in clinically confirmed cases during the first chikungunya (CHIK) outbreak in Colombia in 2014. Direct and indirect costs were estimated per patient.
A comprehensive care program achieves high remission rates in rheumatoid arthritis in a middle-income setting. Experience of a Center of Excellence in Colombia.
Rheumatol Int
March 2018
Management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in many Latin-American countries is impaired by fragmentation and scarce healthcare provision, resulting in obstacles to access, diagnosis, and treatment, and consequently in poor health outcomes. The aim of this study is to propose a comprehensive care program as a model to provide healthcare to RA patients receiving synthetic DMARDs in a Colombian setting by describing the model and its results. Health outcomes were prospectively collected in all patients entering the program.
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