Table 5.

Perioperative-related costs

	CLP (n = 55) ($)*	Percentage of total expenses†	CLF (n = 26) ($)*	Percentage of total expenses†	P
Housekeeping	1686 ± 1299	22.3	2692 ± 1643	20.2	<.01‡
Laboratory	246 ± 215	3.3	1360 ± 5206	10.2	.3
Materials	297 ± 765	3.9	860 ± 887	6.4	<.01‡
Medications	189 ± 157	2.5	504 ± 546	3.8	<.01‡
Pain management	106 ± 184	1.4	160 ± 277	1.2	.3
PT	287 ± 221	3.8	630 ± 561	4.7	<.01‡
Room	4738 ± 2434	62.8	7148 ± 3730	53.5	<.01‡
Total	7549	100	13,352	100	–

Abbreviations: PT, physical therapy.

^*Values are given as the mean ± standard deviation

^†Values are given as percentage of total expenses for procedure

^‡Statistical significance