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Economic burden of long-term treatment of severe fecal incontinence
Impacto económico del tratamiento a largo plazo de la incontinencia fecal grave
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Mario Javier de Miguel Valenciaa,
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, Alberto Margallo Lanab, M. Ángeles Pérez Solaa, Eduardo Sánchez Irisoc, Juan Manuel Cabasés Hitac, Iñaki Alberdi Ibáñeza, Miguel Ángel Ciga Lozanod, Mario de Miguel Velascod
a Servicio Cirugía General, Hospital Reina Sofía, Tudela, Navarra, Spain
b Servicio de Control y Análisis del Coste, Departamento de Salud del Gobierno de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
c Departamento de Economía, Área de Economía Aplicada, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
d Unidad Cirugía Colorrectal, Complejo Hospitalario Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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Received 28 January 2021. Accepted 14 April 2021
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Introduction

Find out the long-term economic cost associated with the treatment of severe fecal incontinence by SNS versus symptomatic conservative treatment and definitive colostomy.

Methods

Detailed descriptive study of the costs of the healthcare process (interventions, consultations, devices, complementary tests, hospitalization, etc.) of 3 treatment alternatives for fecal incontinence using analytical accounting tools of the Health Service based on clinical activity data. The frequency of use of health resources or the quantity of products dispensed in pharmacies (medication, diapers, ostomy material, etc.) was estimated in each case. Costs derived from adverse situations were included. Patients with severe fecal incontinence, defined by a score greater than 9 on the Wexner severity scale, in whom first-line treatments had failed, were included.

Data from a consecutive cohort of 93 patients who underwent an SNS between 2002 and 2016 were used; patients who underwent definitive colostomy (n=2); parastomal hernia (n=3); and colostomy stenosis (n=1).

Results

The mean cumulative cost in 10 years per patient in each alternative was: € 10,972.9 symptomatic treatment (62% diapers); € 17,351.57 SNS (95.83% interventions; 81.6% devices); € 25,858.54 definitive colostomy (70.4% ostomy material and accessories).

Conclusions

Management of severe fecal incontinence implies a great burden in economic terms. The colostomy is the alternative that generates the most direct cost, followed by SNS and symptomatic treatment.

Keywords:
Fecal incontinence
Symptomatic treatment
Sacral nerve stimulation
Colostomy
Medical costs
Economic impact
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Objetivo

Conocer el coste económico a largo plazo asociado al tratamiento de la incontinencia fecal grave mediante SNS frente al tratamiento conservador sintomático y la colostomía definitiva.

Método

Estudio descriptivo pormenorizado de los costes del proceso asistencial (intervenciones, consultas, dispositivos, pruebas complementarias, hospitalización, etc.) de 3 alternativas de tratamiento de la incontinencia fecal empleando herramientas de gestión y contabilidad analítica del propio Servicio de Salud basadose en datos de actividad clínica. Se estimó, en cada caso, la frecuencia de uso de recursos sanitarios o la cantidad de productos dispensados en farmacias (medicación, pañales, material de ostomía, etc.). Se incluyeron costes derivados de situaciones adversas. Se incluyeron pacientes con incontinencia fecal grave, definida por una puntación superior a 9 en la escala de severidad de Wexner, en los que ha fracasado los tratamientos de primera línea. Se emplearon datos de una cohorte consecutiva de 93 pacientes a la que se realizó una SNS entre los años 2002 y 2016; de pacientes intervenidos de colostomía definitiva (n=2); hernia paraestomal (n=3); y estenosis de colostomía (n=1).

Resultados

El coste medio acumulado en 10 años por paciente en cada alternativa fue: 10972,9 € tratamiento sintomático (62% pañales); 17.351,57 € para la SNS (95,83% intervenciones; 81.6% dispositivos); y 25.858,54 € para la colostomía definitiva (70.4% material de ostomía).

Conclusiones

El manejo de la incontinencia fecal grave implica un gran impacto en términos económicos. La colostomía es la alternativa que más costes directos genera, seguido de la SNS y el tratamiento sintomático.

Palabras clave:
Incontinencia fecal
Tratamiento sintomático
Neuroestimulacion de raíces sacras
Colostomía
Costes medicos
Impacto económico

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