Table 5.

Multivariable Cost and Adverse Event Findings^a

	LSb Mean	95% CIb for LS Mean	ORb	95% CI for OR	P Value
SPS/MLC outpatients (n = 2,535)
Total hospital costs ($)
SPS	$4,680.40	$4,480.96–$4,888.73			< .0001
MLC	$3,846.19	$3,722.38–$3,974.11
Adverse events (any adverse event/none)
SPS vs MLC			1.92	1.38–2.68	.0001
SPS/CLC outpatients (n = 114,883)
Total hospital costs ($)
SPS	$5,313.96	$5,119.09–$5,516.25			< .0001
CLC	$4,350.29	$4,276.75–$4,425.09
Adverse events (any adverse event/none)
SPS vs CLC			1.80	1.37–2.35	< .0001
MLC/CLC outpatients (n = 116,296)
Total hospital costs ($)
MLC	$4,137.23	$4,037.97–$4,238.93			< .0001
CLC	$4,349.06	$4,275.54–$4,423.85
Adverse events (any adverse event/none)
MLC vs CLC			1.01	0.84–1.21	.9333

^aAll models are adjusted for patient demographics, comorbid conditions, patient severity, and hospital characteristics.

^bCI=confidence interval; LS=least square; OR=odds ratio.