Figures & data
Table I. Estimated bleeding and infection hospitalizations in patients with ITP.
Table II. Other utilization.
Figure 1. Mean ITP hospitalization costs by (A) demographic characteristics of sex and age, (B) whether various complications occurred, (C) whether various treatments were given or interventions were performed, and (D) multivariate analysis, with incremental costs shown for factors significantly (p < 0.05) associated with higher costs. BM, bone marrow; ED, emergency department; GI, gastrointestinal; ICH, intracranial hemorrhage; Ig, immunoglobulin; ITP, immune thrombocytopenia; IVIg, intravenous Ig; m, month; y, year; NA, not available; splenect, splenectomy.
![Figure 1. Mean ITP hospitalization costs by (A) demographic characteristics of sex and age, (B) whether various complications occurred, (C) whether various treatments were given or interventions were performed, and (D) multivariate analysis, with incremental costs shown for factors significantly (p < 0.05) associated with higher costs. BM, bone marrow; ED, emergency department; GI, gastrointestinal; ICH, intracranial hemorrhage; Ig, immunoglobulin; ITP, immune thrombocytopenia; IVIg, intravenous Ig; m, month; y, year; NA, not available; splenect, splenectomy.](/cms/asset/34de541f-eaec-4d41-abc9-1d3fc10e4f06/iplt_a_1143923_f0001_b.gif)
Table III. Factors associated with hospitalization cost.