Wednesday, July 13, 2022

EE146 Cost and Resource Utilization in Friedreich Ataxia: A Systematic Literature Review

R Zhang, K Buesch; Value in Health, Volume 25, Issue 7, Supplement, 2022, Page S363, doi:10.1016/j.jval.2022.04.396. 

The search retrieved 57 studies, of which 5 fulfilled the eligibility criteria. Among these, 2 reported resource utilization, and 5 reported cost data. No economic evaluation was identified. Neurologists and cardiologists were the most frequently visited physicians, seen by 61-86% and 57-86% of FA patients, respectively. About 23-46% of FA patients were hospitalized for an average of 5-9 days per year. Mean annual direct medical and non-medical cost per patient ranged from £8.893 in the UK to...