Table 5.
Subgroup analysis of costs of NHS resource use from discharge to follow-up at 12 months
| Cost categories (£) | TEVAR (n = 91) | OSR (n = 24) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aortic arch endovascular repair (n = 2) | Descending thoracic aortic repair (n = 78) | Complex repair thoracoabdominal stent with fenestrated or branch grafting (n = 11) | Hybrid grafts (n = 8) | Standard thoracic repair (n = 14) | Thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair (n = 2) | |
| Primary care | 126 (178) | 291 (487) | 331 (306) | 450 (357) | 666 (1017) | 0 (0) |
| Secondary care | 558 (96) | 501 (178) | 529 (103) | 761 (240) | 763 (137) | 507 (239) |
| Hospital readmissions events (n) | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hospital readmissions | 0 (0) | 915 (2881) | 5051 (11 077) | 0 (0) | 26 (98) | 0 (0) |
| Re-interventions events (n) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Re-interventions | 0 (0) | 3087 (10 882) | 0 (0) | 11 234 (19 442) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Total NHS cost at 12-month follow-up from discharge | 684 (274) | 4794 (11 180) | 5912 (11 152) | 12 445 (19 406) | 1455 (1002) | 507 (239) |
All costs are reported in pounds Sterling (£) as mean (s.d.) unless otherwise noted. TEVAR = endovascular stent graft; OSR = open surgical repair.