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. 2023 Aug;29(8):873–883. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2023.29.8.873

TABLE 2.

All-Cause Medical Costs per Patient (2021 USD) by Subgroups

Group 1 (n = 10,235) Group 2 (n = 9,538) P value
Total medical costs during index encounter, mean ± SD (median) 15,105 ± 20,407 (10,214) 18,536 ± 19,282 (12,641) < 0.0001
  Inpatient costs 14,618 ± 20,183 (9,895) 18,210 ± 19,044 (12,387) < 0.0001
    ICU costs 4,583 ± 15,305 (0) 6,201 ± 14,713 (0) < 0.0001
  Emergency department costs 79 ± 406 (0)
  Outpatient costs 57 ± 757 (0)
Total medical costs during the 12-month observation period, mean ± SD (median)a 10,186 ± 23,530 (806) 11,754 ± 24,334 (793) 0.2039
  Inpatient costs 7,834 ± 20,325 (0) 9,954 ± 22,052 (0) < 0.0001
    ICU costs 1,377 ± 7,753 (0) 2,008 ± 9,379 (0) < 0.0001
  Emergency department costs 272 ± 800 (0) 261 ± 896 (0) 0.0041
  Outpatient costs 1,865 ± 7,604 (0) 1,298 ± 6,215 (0) < 0.0001
Group 1 with sepsis (n = 5,978) Group 2 (n = 9,538) P value
Total medical costs during index encounter, mean ± SD (median) 18,910 ± 23,003 (13,113) 18,536 ± 19,282 (12,641) < 0.0001
  Inpatient costs 18,475 ± 22,674 (12,758) 18,210 ± 19,044 (12,387) 0.0003
    ICU costs 6,932 ± 18,589 (0) 6,201 ± 14,713 (0) < 0.0001
  Emergency department costs
  Outpatient costs
Total medical costs during the 12-month observation period, mean ± SD (median)a 10,790 ± 24,683 (780) 11,754 ± 24,334 (793) 0.3861
  Inpatient costs 8,373 ± 21,287 (0) 9,954 ± 22,052 (0) < 0.0001
    ICU costs 1,610 ± 8,459 (0) 2,008 ± 9,379 (0) < 0.0001
  Emergency department costs 240 ± 709 (0) 261 ± 896 (0) 0.7660
  Outpatient costs 1,932 ± 8,261 (0) 1,298 ± 6,215 (0) < 0.0001
Hospital-onset (n = 1,125) Community-onset (n = 18,648) P value
Total medical costs during index encounter, mean ± SD (median) 42,794 ± 46,963 (30,138) 15,190 ± 15,669 (10,867) < 0.0001
  Inpatient costs 42,141 ± 46,547 (29,795) 14,795 ± 15,469 (10,566) < 0.0001
    ICU costs 18,063 ± 40,406 (3,919) 4,597 ± 11,456 (0) < 0.0001
  Emergency department costs 1 ± 28 (0) 43 ± 303 (0) < 0.0001
  Outpatient costs 73 ± 1,045 (0) 27 ± 499 (0) 0.1009
Total medical costs during the 12-month observation period, mean ± SD (median)a 14,086 ± 33,203 (172) 10,753 ± 23,244 (831) 0.1086
  Inpatient costs 11,780 ± 29,670 (0) 8,680 ± 20,567 (0) 0.1214
    ICU costs 2,871 ± 14,050 (0) 1,610 ± 8,130 (0) 0.0142
  Emergency department costs 199 ± 771 (0) 271 ± 852 (0) < 0.0001
  Outpatient costs 1,795 ± 7,976 (0) 1,579 ± 6,909 (0) 0.0130
Multidrug resistant (n = 6,672) Nonmultidrug resistant (n = 13,101) P value
Total medical costs during index encounter, mean ± SD (median) 17,863 ± 21,097 (11,970) 16,199 ± 19,309 (10,988) < 0.0001
  Inpatient costs 17,358 ± 20,739 (11,581) 15,838 ± 19,165 (10,706) < 0.0001
    ICU costs 5,641 ± 15,507 (0) 5,222 ± 14,801 (0) 0.0543
  Emergency department costs 39 ± 306 (0) 42 ± 289 (0) 0.0914
  Outpatient costs 19 ± 495 (0) 35 ± 569 (0) 0.0016
Total medical costs during the 12-month observation period, mean ± SD (median)a 13,158 ± 26,739 (1,536) 9,814 ± 22,286 (617) < 0.0001
  Inpatient costs 10,818 ± 23,564 (0) 7,858 ± 19,818 (0) < 0.0001
    ICU costs 2,102 ± 9,190 (0) 1,467 ± 8,247 (0) < 0.0001
  Emergency department costs 289 ± 965 (0) 255 ± 781 (0) 0.5541
  Outpatient costs 1,736 ± 8,166 (0) 1,518 ± 6,281 (0) 0.7028

aExcluding costs incurred during the index encounter.

ICU = intensive care unit; IED = invasive Escherichia coli disease; USD = US dollars.