TABLE 4.
Healthcare resource use and costs.
| Healthcare resource use | ||
|---|---|---|
| IH repair | No IH repair | |
| Index surgery length of stay (LOS) (Days) | 7 a (4, 13) | 3 a (2, 7) |
| Number of patients with at least 1 non-elective admission | 12,296 (81.2%) | 160,481 (56.9%) |
| Number of patients with ≥2 non-elective admissions | 9,454 (62.5%) | 104,227 (37.0%) |
| Number of non-elective inpatient admissions per patient | 2 a (1, 5) | 1 a (0, 3) |
| Number of elective inpatient admissions per patient | 1 a (0, 1) | 0 a (0, 0) |
| Total cumulative LOS for non-elective inpatient admissions per patient (Days) | 8 a (1, 28) | 1 a (0, 10) |
| Healthcare Resource Use Costs | ||
| Total Costs, Mean per patient (standard deviation[SD]) | IH repair | No IH repair |
| Admission for index surgery | £5,774.78 (4,114.23) | £4,567.13 (3,718.68) |
| Non-elective inpatient admissions following index surgery | £10,718.94 (16,613.09) | £5,086.53 (10,680.38) |
| Outpatient visits | £4,095.12 (3,867.99) | £2,666.84 (3,345.16) |
| All-cause HCRU costs (cumulative cost of index surgery, and all post-index inpatient admissions (elective and non-elective) and outpatient visits) | £23,147.70 (19,071.64) | £12,320.55 (13,054.75) |
| Total cost of care for matched cohort size (All-cause HCRU costs x number of IH repairs) | £350,409,883 | £186,508,486 |
a
Median (IQR).