Table 3 Cost of managing HAE episodes with icatibant (Euros)
Per episode | Nationwide per year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Strategy 1 | Strategy 2 | Savings | Strategy 1 | Strategy 2 | Savings | Savings (%) |
Direct costs | 1,272.42 | 1,182.62 | 89.80 | 5,783,612 | 5,375,455 | 408,157 | 7.06 |
Medical | 1,264.71 | 1,181.31 | 83.40 | 5,748,578 | 5,369,480 | 379,098 | 6.59 |
Icatibant | 1,164.95 | 1,164.95 | 0.00 | 5,295,122 | 5,295,122 | 0 | 0.00 |
Visits* | 97.13 | 16.22 | 80.92 | 441,498 | 73,706 | 367,792 | 83.31 |
Admissions | 2.44 | 0.12 | 2.32 | 11,113 | 567 | 10,546 | 94.90 |
Tracheotomy | 0.19 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 845 | 84 | 760 | 90.00 |
Non-medical | 7.71 | 1.31 | 6.39 | 35,034 | 5,975 | 29,059 | 82.95 |
Transportation | 7.71 | 1.31 | 6.39 | 35,034 | 5,975 | 29,059 | 82.95 |
Indirect costs | 42.73 | 11.22 | 31.51 | 194,220 | 51,006 | 143,214 | 73.74 |
Caretaker | 13.54 | 4.81 | 8.73 | 61,535 | 21,844 | 39,691 | 64.50 |
Labour loss | 13.63 | 4.86 | 8.77 | 61,967 | 22,090 | 39,877 | 64.35 |
Death | 15.56 | 1.56 | 14.00 | 70,718 | 7,072 | 63,646 | 90.00 |
Social cost | 1,315.14 | 1,193.84 | 121.30 | 5,977,832 | 5,426,461 | 551,371 | 9.22 |