Abstract | INTRODUCTION: METHODS: Treatment protocols for ILIT were based on previous ILIT studies. Treatment protocols for SCIT were based on routine treatment at the University Hospital Zurich (USZ). The treatment costs were calculated based on the internal hospital information system (KISIM). RESULTS: The calculations revealed a potential two-fold reduction in treatment costs if ILIT is used instead of SCIT in patients with bee venom allergy. The costs could be reduced from EUR 11,612.59 with SCIT to EUR 5,942.15 with ILIT over 5 years. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that bee venom ILIT has a cost-benefit potential for health insurances and patients, which should encourage further ILIT studies and which should be taken into account when considering future implementation of ILIT in the standard care of venom allergy.
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Authors | Alexandra Chabot, Claudia Lang, Thomas M Kündig, Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier, Pål Johansen |
Journal | International archives of allergy and immunology
(Int Arch Allergy Immunol)
Vol. 184
Issue 10
Pg. 985-993
( 2023)
ISSN: 1423-0097 [Electronic] Switzerland |
PMID | 37467738
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel. |