Table 4 Use of resources and healthcare costs per patient/year of the series studied
Periods | Pretreatment (AAB) | Treatmenta (AAB + AM) |
|---|---|---|
Use of resources | ||
Medical visits (all) | 15.4 (4.4) | 13.4 (4.6)† |
- Primary Care | 12.1 (7.5) | 10.6 (7.3)† |
- Specialists | 2.6 (4.3) | 2.4 (3.0) |
- Hospital emergencies | 0.7 (0.7) | 0.4 (0.8)‡ |
Laboratory | 1.4 (1.6) | 1.6 (1.7) |
Radiology | 1.0 (1.9) | 0.7 (1.2) |
Complementary tests | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.2 (0.5) |
Concomitant medicationb | 19.1% | 13.3% |
Pads | 13.4% | 9.7% |
Hospital stays | 2.0 (7.7) | 2.0 (6.1) |
Occupational disability, days | 4.7 (17.9) | 3.1 (17.1) |
Costs (in €) | ||
Medical visits (all) | 645 (460) | 546 (420)† |
Laboratory | 32 (55) | 35 (39) |
Radiology | 19 (25) | 13 (22) |
Complementary tests | 20 (42) | 17 (46) |
Hospital stays | 750 (2.449) | 746 (2.337) |
Specific medication | ||
Alpha-adrenergic blockers | 195 (174) | 190 (159) |
Antimuscarinics | – | 398 (117) |
Concomitant medicationb | 181 (99) | 101 (75) ‡ |
Pads | 82 (144) | 47 (138) |
Healthcare cost | 1924 (2478) | 1695 (2542) |
Occupational disability cost | 475 (1677) | 316 (1744) |
Total cost | 2399 (3113) | 2011 (3026) |