Cost of management of patients with haemophilia.
The cost of managing 114 adult haemophiliacs in the west of Scotland was assessed for the period 1 March 1971 to 28 February 1974. Altogether 23 of them (20%) accounted for 80% of the resources used. The cost of hospital treatment of these patients during the period was compared with the predicted cost of home treatment, given the availability of freeze-dried factor VIII concentrate in sufficient amounts. We calculate that adequate on-demand home treatment would cost only 16% more than the present treatment, which is substantially less efficient.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003450:Cryoglobulins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006701:Home Nursing; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D012606:Scotland
D003450:Cryoglobulins; D005169:Factor VIII