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. 2023 Jul 29;12(9):e230036. doi: 10.57264/cer-2023-0036

Table 3. . Patient- and caregiver-reported hours needed per treatment session and hours needed per month to manage aHUS.

Survey item
Eculizumab
Ravulizumab
p-value
Adult patient response (n = 50) (n = 50)  
Time needed per treatment session, h
  n
  Mean (SD)

49
3.5 (2.5)

48
3.2 (2.3)
.1886
Time needed per month to manage aHUS, h
  n
  Mean (SD)

49
5.4 (6.7)

49
2.8 (4.4)
.0014
Caregiver response (n = 16) (n = 16)  
Caregiver time needed per treatment session, h
  Mean (SD)

6.3 (3.8)

4.4 (3.2)
.1063
Caregiver time needed per month to manage aHUS, h
  Mean (SD)

3.3 (6.2)

1.7 (3.5)
.3203
Patient time needed per treatment session, h
  Mean (SD)

5.3 (3.5)

4.9 (2.9)
.7193
Patient time needed per month to manage aHUS, h
  Mean (SD)

2.9 (6.1)

1.7 (3.5)
.4369

Values that were clear outliers (possible misunderstanding of the question/response requirement) were removed.

Time (h) needed per treatment session included time taken to travel for/receive treatment. Time (h) needed per month to manage aHUS excluded time needed to receive treatment. The p-value compares the proportion of paired responses between eculizumab and ravulizumab using paired t-tests.

aHUS: Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; SD: Standard deviation.