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Published in final edited form as: Dis Colon Rectum. 2012 Dec;55(12):1258–1265. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31826e4f49

Table 5. Hospital Admissions and Procedures and Associated Costs^*.

Variable	No.		p	Costs		p
Variable	Surgical Cohort (n=60) ^†	Medical Cohort (n=60) ^†	p	Surgical Cohort (n=60) ^‡	Medical Cohort (n=60) ^‡	p
Total hospital days	2.45 (0 – 4ss0)	1.77 (0 – 36)	∼1.0	$6,006 ($0) ± 17,846	$2,936 ($0) ±10,149	0.75
Hospital admissions	0.45 (0 – 4)	0.28 (0 – 4)	∼1.0	$6,006 ($0) ± 17,846	$2,936 ($0) ±10,149	0.75
Lower endoscopies	0.53 (0 – 3)	0.58 (0 – 3)	∼1.0	$49 ($0) ± 76	$135 ($0) ± 170	0.002
Abdominal imaging	1.48 (0 – 18)	0.67 (0 – 9)	0.38	$288 ($0) ± 786	$152 ($0) ± 393	0.70

Estimated costs per patient are reported in 2009 constant dollars.

^†

Values are presented as mean (range)

^‡

Values are presented as mean (median) ± standard deviation

^**

Paired t-test, Bonferroni correction

Table 5. Hospital Admissions and Procedures and Associated Costs*.