Graft‐versus‐host disease in patients with bone marrow transplants: A retrospective study analyzing outcomes and healthcare burden in US hospitals

• Published in: European journal of haematology Vol. 113; no. 6; pp. 758 - 764
• Main Authors: Patel, Rushin, Onyechi, Afoma, Ohemeng‐Dapaah, Jessica, Patel, Mrunal, Patel, Darshil, Patel, Zalak, Chen, Yu‐Han, Yang, Chieh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Bone marrow; Bone marrow transplantation; Bone Marrow Transplantation - adverse effects; bone marrow transplants; Clinical outcomes; Confounding (Statistics); Cost of Illness; Female; Graft vs Host Disease - epidemiology; Graft vs Host Disease - etiology; Graft vs Host Disease - mortality; Graft-versus-host reaction; graft‐versus‐host disease; Health care; hospital charges; Hospital Mortality; Hospitalization; Hospitalization - economics; Hospitals; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Mechanical ventilation; Middle Aged; Mortality; Odds Ratio; Patients; Pneumonia; Renal failure; Respiratory failure; Retrospective Studies; Sepsis; Stem cell transplantation; Treatment Outcome; United States - epidemiology; United States; length of stay; graft‐versus‐host disease; bone marrow transplants; hospital charges

Background Graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) is a recognized complication among individuals undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). There is a requirement for supplementary data regarding the in‐patient outcomes of GVHD in individuals who have undergone BMT. Our analysis seeks to assess the hea...