An observational retrospective study to evaluate the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Canada

Client: IQVIA Solutions Canada Inc.

Project ID: P2022-120 / 2023 0970 324 000

Research Question/Objectives: The client seeks to summarize the number of hospitalizations with RSV-associated causes, and in-hospital all-cause mortality among hospitalizations with RSV in Ontario between January 1st, 2010 and December 31st, 2019, individually by week and segmented by demographic characteristics (e.g. age group) and risk status. Specific objectives include to summarize:

• the number of RSV-related hospitalizations, stratified by age and risk status.
• all-cause in-hospital mortality associated with RSV-related hospitalizations, stratified by age and risk status.
• the number of cardiorespiratory hospitalizations, stratified by age and risk status.
• the number of respiratory hospitalizations, stratified by age and risk status.
• the number of circulatory hospitalizations, stratified by age and risk status.
• the number of influenza-specific hospitalizations, stratified by age and risk status.

Results: May 2024