Table 3. 90-day postoperative care utilization and costs.
| 90-Day Care Utilization | Concurrent Implant | Staged Implant (Orchiectomy Procedure) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | p-value | Staged Implant (Implant Procedure) | Rate Ratio (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Department | |||||||
| Patients | 51 (27%) | 13 (27%) | 0.984 (0.47–1.966) |
0.965 | 7 (14%) | 0.454 (0.177–1.966) |
0.073 |
| Visits | 83 | 18 | 0.851 (0.495–1.381) |
0.534 | 7 | 0.614 (0.258–1.381) |
0.216 |
| Median cost per visit (IQR) | $1032 (234–4403) |
$949 (445–1940) |
0.59 (0.175–1.988) |
0.396 | $1154 (412–2878) |
1.126 (0.156–8.116) |
0.907 |
| Urology | |||||||
| Patients | 112 (59%) | 36 (73%) | 1.929 (0.981–3.993) |
0.065 | 18 (37%) | 0.404 (0.208–0.766) |
0.006 |
| Visits | 268 | 111 | 1.289 (1.029–1.603) |
0.025 | 28 | 0.650 (0.431–0.941) |
0.030 |
| Median cost per visit (IQR) | $126 (70–349) |
$143 (68–884) |
1.329 (0.83–2.129) |
0.238 | $90 (29–1059) |
0.858 (0.37–1.988) |
0.721 |
| Readmission | |||||||
| Patients | 23 (12%) | 4 (8%) | 0.645 (0.182–1.783) |
0.440 | 2 (4%) | 0.309 (0.048–1.783) |
0.120 |
| Visits | 40 | 8 | 1.15 (0.499–2.327) |
0.718 | 2 | 0.575 (0.094–2.327) |
0.445 |
| Median cost per visit (IQR) | $25887 (13081–49511) |
$8093 (7605–16219) |
0.368 (0.164–0.827) |
0.019 | $13006 (12766–13246) |
0.473 (0.104–2.153) |
0.338 |
| Reoperation | |||||||
| Patients | 6 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 1.305 (0.187–5.874) |
0.749 | 4 (8%) | 2.726 (0.673–5.874) |
0.132 |
| Visits | 7 | 2 | 0.857 (0.128–3.546) |
0.848 | 4 | 0.857 (0.224–3.546) |
0.806 |
| Median cost per visit (IQR) | $1361 (856–3102) |
$5220 (3634–6807) |
2.545 (0.302–21.44) |
0.410 | $1674 (865–8123) |
1.486 (0.281–7.861) |
0.360 |