Table 3.
THA hospital expense allocation
| Service center | Allocation of hospital cost for THA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2008 | Change from 1990 to 2008 | |
| Anesthesiology | 4.40% | ||
| Blood bank | 5.27% | ||
| Electrocardiography | 0.11% | ||
| Hospital room | 36.78% | 31.99% | −4.78% |
| Intravenous therapy | 0.53% | ||
| Laboratory | 2.13% | ||
| Operating room | 17.00% | 19.39% | 2.40% |
| Orthopaedic appliances | 0.01% | ||
| Pathology | 0.11% | ||
| Pharmacy | 0.89% | ||
| Physical/occupational therapy | 3.00% | 3.48% | 0.48% |
| Radiology | 2.03% | ||
| Recovery room | 4.00% | 7.65% | 3.65%– |
| Respiratory therapy | 0.08% | ||
| Supplies (medical and operative) | 23.87% | 21.44% | −2.43% |
| Vascular laboratory | 0.03% | ||
| Other | 15.36% | 0.47% | −14.90% |