PharmacoEconomics
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Cost analysis of the treatment of severe spinal spasticity with a continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion system.
The purpose of our study was to analyse and evaluate the costs of continuous intrathecal baclofen administration as a modality in the treatment of severe spasticity in the Netherlands. ⋯ The costs of the therapy (continuous intrathecal infusion of baclofen) can be attributed mostly to implantation of the pump and related hospitalisation days. Savings originated from withdrawal of oral medication, job preservation and avoidance or delay of admission to a nursing home.