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On-demand vs. prophylactic treatment for severe haemophilia in Norway and Sweden: differences in treatment characteristics and outcome.

Steen Carlsson, Katarina LU orcid ; Höjgård, Sören LU ; Glomstein, A. ; Lethagen, Stefan LU ; Schulman, S. ; Tengborn, Lilian LU ; Lindgren, Anna LU ; Berntorp, Erik LU and Lindgren, Björn LU (2003) In Haemophilia 9(5). p.555-566
Abstract
Using an 11-year panel of 156 Norwegian and Swedish patients with severe haemophilia, and including retrospective case-book data from birth, we compared the differences in the haemophilia-related resource use between on-demand and prophylactic treatment. Patients treated on-demand had more surgery (arthrodeses, prostheses implantations and synovectomies) and more days lost from work. Median annual factor-concentrate consumption among adults (18+) was 211 000 IU [interquartile range (IQR) 154 000-268 000] or 3 024 IU kg-1 year-1 for patients on prophylactic treatment and 55 000 IU (IQR 28 000-91 000) for on-demand patients (780 IU kg-1 year-1). This was partly explained by the fact that the median dose per kg body weight was twice as great... (More)
Using an 11-year panel of 156 Norwegian and Swedish patients with severe haemophilia, and including retrospective case-book data from birth, we compared the differences in the haemophilia-related resource use between on-demand and prophylactic treatment. Patients treated on-demand had more surgery (arthrodeses, prostheses implantations and synovectomies) and more days lost from work. Median annual factor-concentrate consumption among adults (18+) was 211 000 IU [interquartile range (IQR) 154 000-268 000] or 3 024 IU kg-1 year-1 for patients on prophylactic treatment and 55 000 IU (IQR 28 000-91 000) for on-demand patients (780 IU kg-1 year-1). This was partly explained by the fact that the median dose per kg body weight was twice as great 28, (IQR 24-32) for prophylaxis compared with 14 (IQR 12-16) for on-demand. Prescribed dose per kg body weight was found to be an important factor explaining the variation in total annual factor-concentrate consumption per patient for both types of treatment. Other variables included in the panel-data regression analysis were the number of weeks on secondary prophylaxis for on-demand patients and age, body weight and type of haemophilia for children (0-17 years) on prophylaxis. Differences were consistently substantial and will affect both costs and benefits of the two treatment strategies. (Less)
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10.1046/j.1365-2516.2003.00817.x
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Mathematical Statistics (011015003), Clinical Coagulation Research Unit (013242510), Division of Health Economics and Forensic Medicine (Closed 2012) (013040050), Emergency medicine/Medicine/Surgery (013240200)
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  author       = {{Steen Carlsson, Katarina and Höjgård, Sören and Glomstein, A. and Lethagen, Stefan and Schulman, S. and Tengborn, Lilian and Lindgren, Anna and Berntorp, Erik and Lindgren, Björn}},
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