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Avoiding Routine Oxygen Therapy in Patients With Myocardial Infarction Saves Significant Expenditure for the Health Care System—Insights From the Randomized DETO2X-AMI Trial
Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Södersjukhuset, Sweden.
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
University of Borås, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4139-6235
Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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2022 (English)In: Frontiers in Public Health, E-ISSN 2296-2565, Frontiers in Public Health, E-ISSN 2296-2565, Vol. 9, article id 711222Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) occurs frequently and requires considerable health care resources. It is important to ensure that the treatments which are provided are both clinically effective and economically justifiable. Based on recent new evidence, routine oxygen therapy is no longer recommended in MI patients without hypoxemia. By using data from a nationwide randomized clinical trial, we estimated oxygen therapy related cost savings in this important clinical setting. Methods: The DETermination of the role of Oxygen in suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction (DETO2X-AMI) trial randomized 6,629 patients from 35 hospitals across Sweden to oxygen at 6 L/min for 6–12 h or ambient air. Costs for drug and medical supplies, and labor were calculated per patient, for the whole study population, and for the total annual care episodes for MI in Sweden (N = 16,100) with 10 million inhabitants. Results: Per patient, costs were estimated to 36 USD, summing up to a total cost of 119,832 USD for the whole study population allocated to oxygen treatment. Applied to the annual care episodes for MI in Sweden, costs sum up to between 514,060 and 604,777 USD. In the trial, 62 (2%) patients assigned to oxygen and 254 (8%) patients assigned to ambient air developed hypoxemia. A threshold analysis suggested that up to a cut-off of 624 USD spent for hypoxemia treatment related costs per patient, avoiding routine oxygen therapy remains cost saving. Conclusions: Avoiding routine oxygen therapy in patients with suspected or confirmed MI without hypoxemia at baseline saves significant expenditure for the health care system both with regards to medical and human resources. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier: NCT01787110. Copyright © 2022 Hofmann, Abebe, Herlitz, James, Erlinge, Alfredsson, Jernberg, Kellerth, Ravn-Fischer, Lindahl, Langenskiöld and DETO2X-SWEDEHEART Investigators.

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2022. Vol. 9, article id 711222
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health care costs and utilization, myocardial infarction, oxygen therapy, pragmatic clinical trial, randomized clinical trial (RCT), registries (MeSH)
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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease
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The Human Perspective in Care
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-27443DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.711222ISI: 000748132000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85123453655OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-27443DiVA, id: diva2:1635086
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Stockholm County CouncilSwedish Heart Lung Foundation, HLF 20160688, HLF 2018-0187
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RH was supported by the Region Stockholm (clinical postdoctoral appointment, Grant Number K 2017-4577) and Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation (Grant Number, HLF 2018-0187). JH was supported Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation (Grant Number, HLF 20160688). The Region Stockholm and the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

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We thank the staff at all centers participating in the DETO2X collaboration for their professionalism and commitment to this study. We are grateful for the assistance from Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, on all matters of the trial.

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