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Table 6 Resource consumption PHN* at 1 and 3 months

From: Epidemiology and cost of herpes zoster and postherpetic neuralgia among patients treated in primary care centres in the valencian community of Spain

  

PHN AT 1 MONTH

PHN AT 3 MONTHS

  

Total

Mean per patient

SD

Total

Mean per patient

SD

Primary care visits

With

PHN

192

3.20

2.48

72

4

3.27

 

Without PHN

116

1.66

1.02

236

2.11

1.57

Primary care emergencies

With

PHN

50

0.83

1.33

29

1.61

1.97

 

Without PHN

36

0.51

0.68

57

0.51

0.7

Specialist visits

With

PHN

31

0.52

1.53

12

0.67

1.68

 

Without PHN

7

0.10

0.30

26

0.23

0.95

Other professional visits □

With PHN

38

0.63

4.14

2

0.11

0.32

 

Without PHN

2

0.03

0.17

38

0.34

3.04

Hospitalizations

With

PHN

0

0

--

0

0

-

 

Without PHN

0

0

--

0

0

-

Hospital emergencies

With

PHN

20

0.33

0.71

11

0.61

0.98

 

Without PHN

3

0.04

0.20

12

0.11

0.36

Diagnostic tests

With

PHN

21

0.35

0.80

10

0.56

0.78

 

Without PHN

8

0.11

0.44

19

0.17

0.6

  1. * PHN: Postherpetic neuralgia.
  2. □ Other professionals: physiotherapist, nurses and alternative medical practitioners.
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