Table 5.
Annualized health care resource utilization and costs derived from physician from chart reviews (N=828)
| Resource category | All-cause | PHN-related |
|---|---|---|
| Patients with resource use, % (patients with available data) | ||
| Office visits | 98 (828) | 95 (828) |
| ED visits | 12.5 (647) | 9.9 (666) |
| Hospitalizations | 19.1 (698) | 13.3 (699) |
| Annualized units of use, mean (SD) | ||
| Office visits | 9.4 (11.4) | 5.8 (7.8) |
| ED visits | 0.4 (1.3) | 0.4 (1.3) |
| Hospitalizations | 0.7 (2.4) | 0.4 (1.8) |
| Length of stay among hospitalized patients, days | 14.9 (13.5) | 9.2 (9.3) |
| Annualized costs, mean (SD)a | ||
| Office visits | RMB 2808 (3434);US$423 (US$517) | NC |
| ED visits | RMB 71 (267);US$11 (US$40) | NC |
| Hospitalizations | RMB 8781 (30,673); US$1323 (US$4620) | NC |
| Total costs | RMB 10,002 (30,114); US$1507 (US$4536) | NC |
Note: aUnit costs were RMB 301 (US$45) for office visits, RMB 200 (US$30) for ED visits, and RMB 12,716 (US$1915) for hospitalizations.
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; NC, not calculated; PHN, postherpetic neuralgia; RMB, Chinese Yuan Renminbi; US$, United States dollars; SD, standard deviation.