• Patients with Chemotherapy-induced mucositis were hospitalised 3-6 days longer per cycle of therapy¹.
• In high-dose Chemotherapy patients, a 1-point increase in grade of mucositis(based on OMAS scores) was associated with:
  • 1 additional day of fever
  • a 2.1-fold risk of additional infection
  • 2.7 days of additional TPN (total parenteral nutrition)
  • 2.6 days of injectable narcotic therapy
  • 2.6 additional days in hospital².
• The extent of the increase in healthcare expense is correlated to the severity of mucositis¹.
• Overall oral mucositis causes an average USD 42,749 per patient increase in the healthcare expenses¹.

References:
1. Manzullo et al. ASCO 1998, Abs 1605.
2. Sonis et al. J Clin Oncol 2001; 19(8):2201-5.