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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Apr;39(4):663–672. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.07.014

Table 5.

Mean Number of Hospitalizations and Number of Nights Spent in the Hospital at 16 Weeks by Overall Reduction in Severity and Trial Arm

Reduction in
Symptom Severity
Number of
Hospitalizations
Mean (SD)
Number of Nights in
the Hospital
Mean (SD)
Estimated Cost
Per Patient
≥50% (n=169) 0.34 (0.73) 1.28 (3.67) $783.36
0–49% (n=106) 0.33 (0.74) 1.08 (2.97) $641.52
Deteriorated (n=71) 0.52 (0.97) 2.23 (4.59) $2088.00