Publications by authors named "Thi Tuyet Mai Kieu"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the economic burden of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after surgery, analyzing data from Vietnam's national health insurance database from Jan 2017 to Sep 2018.
- - It found that patients with VTE incurred an average cost of $2,939 within 90 days post-surgery, with significant increases in readmission rates, outpatient visits, and overall healthcare costs.
- - The research highlights the potential for cost-saving strategies through VTE prevention measures, emphasizing the importance of understanding these costs for healthcare planning.
Objective: The prevalence of diabetes in Vietnam has increased from 2.5% in 2007 to 5.5% in 2017, but the burden of direct non-medical and indirect costs is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To estimate the direct medical cost of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its complications in Vietnam.
Methods: Using the public payer perspective, the direct medical cost was estimated using routine data in the national claims database in Vietnam in 2017. People were identified as being diagnosed with T2DM if they were aged ≥ 30 years and who either (1) had at least one ICD-10 code E11 or (2) had been prescribed with oral antihyperglycemic medication on two separate visit records.