Table 2.
Annual costs of consultations to healthcare system due to urinary infectious episodes
Before vaccination |
After vaccination |
p value1 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
mean (SD) | 95% CI | mean (SD) | 95% CI | ||
PCPs (EUR/patient) | 640.9 (439.0) | 573.5–708.3 | 280.9 (364.1) | 225.1–336.7 | 0.022 |
Specialized care (EUR/patient) | 246.2 (402.3) | 184.3–308.0 | 160.0 (139.7) | 138.5–181.5 | <0.001 |
Urologist | 99.6 (81.2) | 87.7–112.2 | 129.0 (71.6) | 117.9–140.0 | ns |
Emergency room visits | 51.8 (88.7) | 38.2–65.5 | 17.3 (46.1) | 10.2–24.4 | <0.001 |
Hospitalizations | 94.6 (363.0) | 38.8–150.5 | 13.7 (96.1) | 1.15–28.5 | <0.001 |
ns, not significant.
Paired Student's t test or the Wilcoxon signed-rank test comparing results before and after vaccination, following normal distribution assessment.