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Table 4 Healthcare Resource Use

From: Childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CCALD) in France: epidemiology, natural history, and burden of disease - A population-based study

Characteristics

No HSCT (N = 29)

HSCT (N = 19)

Total (N = 48)

Hospitalizations

    

At least one hospitalization

N (%)

27 (93.1)

18 (94.7)

45 (93.8)

Annualized number of hospitalizations

median

(Q1-Q3)

5.4 (1.1–8.0)

1.6 (0.5–3.7)

2.9 (0.6–6.2)

Annualized cumulative length of stay (d)

median

(Q1-Q3)

21.1 (2.8–89.6)

6.2 (1.0–13.6)

10.9 (1.4 − 24.1)

Emergency room (ER)

    

At least one ER visit

N (%)

25 (86.2)

14 (73.7)

39 (81.3)

Annualized number of ER visits

median

(Q1-Q3)

1.2 (0.3–1.9)

0.4 (0.0–1.0)

0.9 (0.2–1.6)

Intensive care unit (ICU)

    

At least one ICU stay

N (%)

< 11

< 11

18 (40.0)

Annualized cumulative length of stay (d)

median

(Q1-Q3)

4.5 (2.1–6.0)

7.4 (5.0–9.6)

5.9 (2.1–9.6)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    

At least one brain MRI

N (%)

21 (72.4)

14 (73.7)

35 (72.9)

Overall Number of MRI

median

(Q1-Q3)

2.0 (0.0–6.0)

3.0 (0.0–11.0)

2.0 (0.0–6.0)

Medical visits*

    

At least one medical visit

N (%)

27 (93.1)

17 (89.5)

44 (91.7)

Annualized number of medical visits

median

(Q1-Q3)

2.9 (0.9–6.3)

3.9 (1.2–6.5)

3.2 (1.0–6.4)

Paramedical care**

    

At least one paramedical care

N (%)

25 (86.2)

17 (89.5)

42 (87.5)

Annualized number of paramedical care

median

(Q1-Q3)

12.7 (1.7–107.9)

5.9 (0.7–11.1)

6.1 (1.3–83.4)

Medical devices

    

Medical bed

N (%)

14 (48.3)

< 11

NE

Wheelchair

N (%)

12 (41.4)

< 11

NE

Orthesis

N (%)

< 11

< 11

NE

Medical transportations

    

At least one medical transport

N (%)

19 (65.5)

< 11

NE

Annualized number of medical transport

median

(Q1-Q3)

1.1 (0.0–11.2)

0.0 (0.0–0.5)

0.3 (0.0–5.1)

  1. *Medical visits gather: rehabilitation specialist, neurologist, urologist, pediatrician, general practitioner, hospital specialist
  2. **Paramedical care gathers: nursing care, physiotherapist, podologist, speech therapist, orthoptist
  3. HSCT only refers to allogenic transplantations