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Table 6 Estimated total costs of patients with PAH in Spain by FC. Lower-end and higher-end of the patient prevalence range

From: The economic burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Spain

 

Lower-end of prevalence range (16.0 per adult pop.)

Higher-end of prevalence range (25.9 per adult pop.)

FC I-II

FC III

FC IV

Total

FC I-II

FC III

FC IV

Total

Diagnosis

€132,501

€255,418

€28,750

€416,669

€132,501

€255,418

€28,750

€416,669

Medical visits

€239,242

€578,916

€113,487

€931,644

€371,931

€899,995

€176,429

€1,448,355

Tests

€520,369

€1,102,978

€140,064

€1,763,411

€831,613

€1,758,862

€222,853

€2,813,328

Hospitalisations

€1,232,335

€2,776,603

€659,802

€4,668,739

€1,915,814

€4,316,567

€1,025,742

€7,258,124

Transplants

− €

€488,300

€558,057

€1,046,357

− €

€790,435

€903,354

€1,693,790

Drugs

€5,928,730

€22,377,032

€6,342,933

€34,648,694

€9,203,790

€34,691,530

€9,836,494

€53,731,814

DIRECT HEALTHCARE COSTS

€8,053,177

€27,579,246

€7,843,092

€43,475,515

€12,455,649

€42,712,807

€12,193,623

€67,362,079

Formal care

€358,021

€1,449,817

€189,515

€1,997,353

€556,588

€2,253,917

€294,624

€3,105,129

Informal care

€901,272

€3,649,725

€477,078

€5,028,076

€1,401,138

€5,673,942

€741,676

€7,816,756

Supportive therapies

€203,078

€791,318

€120,470

€1,114,867

€311,516

€1,222,181

€186,281

€1,719,978

Medical devices

€10,463

€41,839

€7,535

€59,837

€16,937

€67,727

€12,197

€96,861

DIRECT NON-HEALTHCARE COSTS

€1,472,835

€5,932,700

€794,598

€8,200,132

€2,286,178

€9,217,767

€1,234,778

€12,738,724

Early retirement

€319,221

€1,318,614

− €

€1,637,834

€516,738

€2,134,506

− €

€2,651,244

Permanent leave

€2,553,765

€7,911,681

€1,038,973

€11,504,419

€4,133,907

€12,807,034

€1,681,837

€18,622,778

Temporary leave

€721,526

− €

− €

€721,526

€1,167,970

− €

− €

€1,167,970

Working hours reduction

€51,451

− €

− €

€51,451

€83,286

− €

− €

€83,286

Working days missed

€587,151

€121,503

€27,353

€736,007

€924,451

€121,503

€27,353

€1,073,306

Work time lost due to visits/test and trips

€402,525

€899,277

€262,719

€1,564,521

€625,774

€1,398,035

€408,429

€2,432,238

INDIRECT COSTS

€4,635,639

€10,251,074

€1,329,045

€16,215,758

€7,452,127

€16,461,077

€2,117,620

€26,030,824

TOTAL COSTS

€14,161,651

€43,763,019

€9,966,735

€67,891,405

€22,193,954

€68,391,651

€15,546,021

€106,131,626