Table 4.
Hospital costsa | Elective | Non-elective | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Radiology | $339 | $734 | 0.807 |
Laboratory | $513 | $684 | 0.407 |
Pharmacy | $775 | $1 308 | 0.707 |
Transfusion | $134 | $630 | 0.563 |
ICU | $794 | $1 293 | 0.867 |
Operating room | $4 389 | $4 920 | 0.036 |
Room | $6 628 | $9 891 | 0.013 |
Overall | |||
Pre-operative | – | $7 250 | – |
Post-operative | $17 963 | $22 674 | 0.646 |
Total | $17 963 | $31 209 | 0.024 |
Total cost-increase | – | $13 246 | – |
All cost metrics reflect the median for each cohort.