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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Surgery. 2012 Apr 11;152(2):173–178. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.02.016

Table IV.

Hospital charges

Long-LC CONV P value
Median operative time 123 104 <.01
Initial OR charge 1,353 1,353 NS
OR charge 11,121 9,520 <.01
Anesthesia charge 1,240 1,107 <.01
Recovery room charge 1,368 1,449 <.01
Total OR charge 15,278 13,128 <.01
Total hospital charge 23,946 32,446 <.01

All charges are shown in dollars.

CONV, Conversion; Long-LC, long laparoscopy; NS, not significant; OR, operating room.