Inogen's Study Demonstrating The Association Of Portable Oxygen Therapy With Decreased Mortality And Increased Cost-Effectiveness Ratio Published In The Journal Pulmonary Therapy
Inogen, Inc. (NASDAQ:INGN), a medical technology company offering innovative respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, today shared the results of a study published in the journal Pulmonary Therapy, demonstrating the association of portable oxygen concentrators with increased survival and cost-effectiveness ratio when compared to other long-term oxygen therapies.
The study sourced data from the French national healthcare system database, the Système National des Données de Santé (SNDS). With a sample size of over 244,000 adult long-term oxygen therapy patients from 2013-2020, it is likely the largest retrospective claims database assessment study of long-term oxygen therapy to date. The results showed that portable oxygen concentrator (POC) use, either alone or in combination with other oxygen modalities, was associated with improved survival and similar healthcare resource use, such as hospitalizations and specialist visits, compared to stationary concentrators, compressed tanks and liquid oxygen. Additionally, based on the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), POCs were cost-effective compared to stationary concentrators, compressed tanks, and liquid oxygen.