Extracted-data summary for a systematic review on costs associated with kidney care pathways

Extracted data domains include Study identification: citation, country/setting, study design, population (CKD stage/ESRD), intervention–comparator (e.g., HD vs PD; home vs in-centre). Perspective: declared/inferred (payer, provider, societal) and rationale. Cost components: direct medical (dialysis sessions, hospitalisation, drugs, access procedures), direct non-medical (transport, caregiver time), indirect (productivity), intangible (if monetised). Time horizon & price year/currency: including discounting and adjustments. Costing methods & data sources: micro vs gross costing; claims, tariffs, registries. Outcomes: total costs, cost per patient-year, ICER/cost per QALY; sensitivity analyses. Notes: assumptions, missing cost categories, generalisability limits.