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. 2016 May 10;12(8):2148–2161. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2016.1160177

Table 6.

Meningococcal sequelae. Costs (no discount rate) were measured in € at January 2013 values.

Parameters
Base Case
Distribution
Annual direct costs (1 case)
Amputation with substantial disabilitya 7,339 Gamma (25; 293.6)
Anxietyb 1,146 Gamma (25; 45.8)
Arthritis(1-y cost)c 1,184 Gamma (25; 47.4)
Depressiond 3,192 Gamma (25; 127.7)
Motor deficitse 7,682 Gamma (25; 307.3)
Blindnessf 4,076 Gamma (25; 163.0)
Epilepsy or seizureg 2,272 Gamma (25; 90.9)
Severe neurological disabilityh 94,880 Gamma (25; 3795.0)
Mental retardation (cognitive problems)e 7,507 Gamma (25; 300.3)
Hearing loss requiring cochlear implantationa 6,327 Gamma (25; 253.1)
Moderate/severe bilateral/unilateral hearing lossa 3,163 Gamma (25; 126.5)
Skin necrosisa 1,066 Gamma (25; 42.6)
Scarsh 533 Gamma (25; 21.3)
Severe speech or communication problemsi 9,796 Gamma (25; 391.8)
Renal failurel 56,126 Gamma (25; 2245.0)
Chronic migrainem
892
Gamma (25; 35.7)
 
Annual indirect costs (1 case)
 
Special case education*h 14,566 Gamma (25; 582.2)
Lost productivity of parent^n 24,500 Gamma (25; 980.0)
Lost productivity of patient°o 24,500 Gamma (25; 980.0)
a

According to [53];

b

According to [80];

c

According to [81];

d

According to [82];

e

According to [83];

f

According to [84];

g

According to [85,86];

h

According to [87];

i

According to [30];

l

According to [88];

m

According to [89];

n

According to [90,91,92];

o

According to [90,92,93].

*

Applied to: motor deficits, blindness, epilepsy or seizure, mental retardation (cognitive problems), hearing loss and severe speech or communication problems.

ˆ

Applied to: mental retardation (cognitive problems), severe neurological disability, severe speech or communication problems, epilepsy, blindness, motor deficit, severe amputations and hearing loss.

°

Applied to: severe amputations, anxiety, depression, motor deficit, blindness, epilepsy or seizure, severe neurological disability, mental retardation (cognitive problems), Hearing loss requiring cochlear implantation, Moderate/severe bilateral/unilateral hearing loss, renal failure, severe speech or communication problems.