Table 4.
Costs of NHS resource use from discharge to follow-up at 12 months for patients who underwent endovascular stent grafting (TEVAR) or open surgical repair (OSR)
Costs (£) | TEVAR (n = 91) | OSR (n = 24) |
---|---|---|
Primary care | 288 (458) | 538 (813) |
Secondary care | 503 (169) | 741 (189) |
Hospital readmissions events (n) | 18 | 1 |
Hospital readmissions | 1379 (4738) | 15 (75) |
Re-interventions events (n) | 7 | 4 |
Re-interventions | 3036 (10 802) | 3 745 (12 013) |
Total NHS cost at 12-month follow-up from discharge | 5206 (11 585) | 5039 (11 994) |
All costs are reported in pounds Sterling (£) as mean (s.d.) unless otherwise noted.