Wilcox, Mark H, Ahir, Harblas, Coia, John E, Dodgson, Andrew, Hopkins, Susan, Llewelyn, Martin J, Settle, Chris, Mclain-Smith, Susan and Marcella, Stephen W (2017) Impact of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection: hospitalization and patient quality of life. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72 (9). pp. 2647-2656. ISSN 0305-7453

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Abstract

Objectives: Data quantifying outcomes of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (rCDI) are lacking. We sought to determine the UK hospital resource use and health-related quality of life (HrQoL) associated with rCDI hospitalisations.

Patients and methods: A non-interventional study in 6 UK acute hospitals collected retrospective clinical and resource use data from medical records of 64 adults hospitalised for rCDI and 64 matched inpatient controls with a first episode only (f)CDI. Patients were observed from the index event (date rCDI/fCDI confirmed) for 28-days (or death, if sooner); UK-specific reference costs were applied. HrQoL was assessed prospectively in a separate cohort of 30 patients hospitalised with CDI, who completed the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire during their illness.

Results: The median total management cost (post-index) was £7,539 and £6,294 for rCDI and fCDI, respectively (cost difference, p=0.075); median length of stay (LOS) was 21 days and 15.5 days, respectively (p=0.269). The median cost difference between matched rCDI and fCDI cases was £689 (IQR=£-1,873-£3,954). Subgroup analysis demonstrated the highest median costs (£8,542/patient) in severe rCDI cases. CDI management costs were driven primarily by hospital LOS, which accounted for >85% of costs in both groups. Mean EQ-5D index values were 46% lower in CDI patients compared with UK population values (0.42 and 0.78, respectively); EQ-VAS scores were 38% lower (47.82 and 77.3, respectively).

Conclusions: CDI has considerable impact on patients and healthcare resources. This multicentre study provides a contemporaneous estimate of the real-world UK costs associated with rCDI management, which are substantial and comparable to fCDI costs.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Global Health and Infection
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User:	Sandy Gray
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2017 07:38
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2018 01:00
URI:	http://srodev.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/68777

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