Healthcare utilisation, follow-up of guidelines and practice variation on rhinosinusitis in adults:A healthcare reimbursement claims study in The Netherlands

Objectives: To provide insight into healthcare utilisation of rhinosinusitis, compare data with clinical practice guideline recommendations and assess practice variation. Design: Anonymised data from claims reimbursement registries of healthcare insurers were analysed, from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2016. Setting: Secondary and tertiary care in the Netherlands. Participants: Patients ≥18 years with diagnostic code “sinusitis.”. Main outcome measures: Healthcare utilisation (prevalence, co-morbidity, diagnostic testing, surgery), costs, comparison with guideline recommendation, practice... Mehr ...