Table 2 Reducing costs on medical resources with the use of ABPM in 1000 hypertensive patients followed at the doctor’s office for 2 years, allowing the identification of WCH (prevalence of 38%)
1000 patients followed for 2 years | Prevalence of HT to treat | Cost of treatment in Euros (0,65 Euros/day) | Doctor visits cost (41 Euros/visit) | Biochemical analysis cost (14,42 euros/analysis) | ABPM cost 65 Euros/ABPM | Total cost (euros/2 years) | ABPM saving strategy (euros/2 years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Without ABPM | 100% | 474500 | 164000 | 57680 | 0 | 696180 | 0 |
With ABPM | 62% | 294190 | 132840 | 46721 | 65000 | 538751 | 157429 |
% ABPM saving strategy | 22,6% | ||||||
