Table 3.
HCRU and costs during the follow-up period
| All SE patients | SE patients with an epilepsy diagnosis at baseline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCRU | Mean costs per patient-year | HCRU | Mean costs per patient-year | |
| Number of patients/patient-years (py) | 2782/4155.2 | 1585/2761.0 | ||
| Epilepsy-related out-patient visits | ||||
| Number (%) of patients with GP visits | 1547 (55.6%) | 373€ | 1152 (72.7%) | 450€ |
| Mean number of GP visits per py | 2.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Number (%) of patients with neurologist visits | 1041 (37.4%) | 809 (51.0%) | ||
| Mean number of neurologist visits per py | 1.5 | 1.9 | ||
| Number (%) of patients with visits to other specialists | 881 (31.7%) | 684 (43.2%) | ||
| Mean number of visits to other specialists per py | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| SE-related hospitalizations | ||||
| Mean number of hospitalizations per py (per patient) | 0.9 (1.3) | 9288€ (10 467€ per hospitalization) | 0.8 (1.4) | 5806€ (7208€ per hospitalization) |
| Mean number of in-patient days per py | 12.2 | 8.8 | ||
| Mean (median) length of stay in days | 13.7 (8) | 10.9 (6) | ||
| Number (%) of patients with more than one hospitalization | 569 (20.5%) | 377 (23.8% | ||
| Out-patient SE-related medication | ||||
| Number (%) of patients with ASM prescriptions | 1952 (70.2%) | 1133.23€ | 1347 (85.0%) | 1404€ |
| Mean number of ASM prescriptions per py | 8.6 | 10.2 | ||
| Number (%) of patients with RM prescriptions | 830 (29.8%) | 33.02€ | 620 (39.1%) | 41€ |
| Mean number of RM prescriptions per py | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Total costs | 10 826€ | 7701€ | ||