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Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jan 6;65(1):15–23. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.09.079

Table 3.

Extra Mean Cost and Length of Stay During Index Hospitalization

	INDEX HOSPITALIZATIONS
Patients	Infection	COST (95%CI)			LOS (95%CI)
Patients	Infection	Median	Unadjusted mean	Adjusted^* Incremental	Unadjusted mean	Adjusted^* Incremental
VAD and Transplant Included	No (n = 4,201)	$24,513	$31,530 ($30654, $32407)	(Ref)	9.4 days (9.2, 9.7)	(Ref)
VAD and Transplant Included	Yes (n = 119)	$83,833	$110,155 ($94,664, $12,5646)	$37,513 ($30,403, $45,318)	33.4 days (29.4, 37.5)	14 days (11, 17)
VAD and transplant Excluded	No (n = 4,108)	$24,308	$28,577 ($27,980, $29,174)	(Ref)	8.9 days (8.8, 9.1)	(Ref)
VAD and transplant Excluded	Yes (n = 102)	$73,268	$93,363 ($80,215, $106,513)	$39,264 ($32532, $49,700)	30.0 days (26.4, 33.7)	14.1 days (11.8, 16.8)

^*

Adjusted using generalized linear model.

CI=confidence interval; HAI=health care-associated infection; LOS=length of stay; VAD=ventricular assist device