Research Article

Chronic Kidney Disease: Evolution of Healthcare Costs and Resource Consumption from Predialysis to Dialysis in Piedmont Region, Italy

Table 1

Healthcare cost composition in PreD and EstD (per patient/year).

PreD ( = 1,059)EstD ( = 2,018)

Drugs (distributed through RHS structures)
€ (% on total expenditure)
831 (7.4%)2,477 (4.6%)<0.0001
Drugs (distributed through territorial pharmacies)
€ (% on total expenditure)
1,098 (9.8%)1,151 (2.1%)<0.0001
Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including outpatient (excluding dialysis)
€ (% on total expenditure)
899 (8.1%)11,616 (21.6%)<0.0001
Dialysis
€ (% on total expenditure)
31,661 (58.9%)
Hospitalizations
€ (% on total expenditure)
8,295 (75.7%)6,859 (12.8%)0.2255

Total
11,123 53,764 <0.0001

PreD: patients incident-to-dialysis observed for the 12 months preceding dialysis entrance; EstD: “established" dialysis patients (at least 120 dialyses/year).