HEALTHCARE RESOURCE UTILIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH RESCUE MEDICATION USE IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH SEIZURE CLUSTERS- A RETROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW
Author(s)
Vazquez B1, Sidovar M2, Squillacote D2, Wu E3, Macaulay D3, Sorg R3, Guo A2
1Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York, NY, USA, 2Acorda Therapeutics, Inc., Ardsley, NY, USA, 3Analysis Group, Inc., New York, NY, USA
OBJECTIVES: Seizure clusters, defined as multiple distinct seizures that occur over a 24-hour period, are serious medical events that may progress to prolonged seizures and status epilepticus. In this retrospective chart review, use of rescue medication, associated healthcare resource utilization, and costs of seizure clusters were evaluated. METHODS: An online, retrospective chart review of patients with epilepsy and seizure clusters was conducted among 186 US neurologists. Adults (≥18 years old) who were diagnosed with seizure clusters at least 12 months prior to chart abstraction and who experienced ≥1 cluster within the 12 months prior to the abstraction were eligible. Demographics, comorbidities, and seizure-related medical information including treatments, rescue medication, and resource utilization over a 12-month period were abstracted by the neurologist using a web-based form. Costs were estimated from the literature and converted to 2013 US dollars. RESULTS:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-05, ISPOR 2015, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 3 (May 2015)
Code
PND69
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost/Cost of Illness/Resource Use Studies
Disease
Neurological Disorders