1 Correction to: PharmacoEconomics - Open https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-019-0124-5

Multiple errors have been identified in the article including in the main findings.

For example, two sentences in the abstract, Results, which read:


“Variable costs (HD: US$172, 359.15; PD: US$20, 488.79) were found to be the biggest cost drivers for both treatment modalities. The annual cost of HD per patient (US$205, 681.40) was higher than PD (US$25, 282.00 per patient), even though the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.175)”.


Should have read:


“Fixed costs were the principal cost driver for HD ($16,231.45) while variable costs were the principal cost driver for PD (US$20,488.79). The annual cost of HD per patient (US$31,993.12) was higher than PD (US$25,282.00 per patient), even though the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.816)”.


Errors were also identified in the following locations:

  • Section “3 Results”

  • Section “4 Discussion”

  • Table 1

  • Table 3

  • Figure 2

  • Table 6

  • Section “5 Conclusion”

The article has now been updated to correct the errors.