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Research Article

A center-based, ambulatory care concept for hidradenitis suppurativa improves patient outcomes and is also cost-effective

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Article: 2284105 | Received 18 Oct 2023, Accepted 10 Nov 2023, Published online: 27 Nov 2023

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Table 1. Comparison of baseline characteristics between patients with and without available billing data for the economic evaluation.

Figure 1. Allocated therapies during the intervention period for the patients in the economic analysis based on the health insurance data.

Figure 1. Allocated therapies during the intervention period for the patients in the economic analysis based on the health insurance data.

Figure 2. Comparison of medical distribution with the self-reported data from the patient questionnaires of the EsmAiL total sample (note the categories ‘incision’ and ‘excision’ in cannot be clearly assigned to the outpatient and inpatient care services from and ).

Figure 2. Comparison of medical distribution with the self-reported data from the patient questionnaires of the EsmAiL total sample (note the categories ‘incision’ and ‘excision’ in Figure 1 cannot be clearly assigned to the outpatient and inpatient care services from Figures 2 and 3).

Table 2. Allocation of therapies during the intervention period for treated patients in the economic analysis based on health insurance data, broken down by IHS4 severity category.

Figure 3. Proportions for patients who received at least one medical intervention during the 12-month-period based on the health insurance data.

Figure 3. Proportions for patients who received at least one medical intervention during the 12-month-period based on the health insurance data.

Table 3. Average total annual cost of standard care components and new care concept per total patient and treated patients after baseline and broken down by IHS4 severity category.

Figure 4. Cost-effectiveness plane for AiZ-treatment in comparison to standard care.

Figure 4. Cost-effectiveness plane for AiZ-treatment in comparison to standard care.
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