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. 2015 Mar 11;19(5):831–840. doi: 10.1007/s11605-015-2788-1

Table 6.

Breakdown of ratio and percentage change in median costs between LDP and ODP for PNETs

Variable Ratio of median cost (LDP/ODP) % change in median cost (LDP/ODP) P value
Operating room minutes 0.84 −13.5 % 0.065
Total direct cost 0.80 −20.0 % 0.179
Operating room (OR) cost: 1.12 10.5 % 0.091
 OR team 0.81 −20.0 % 0.027
 Supplies 1.93 91.7 % <0.001
 Recovery room 0.83 −17.2 % 0.466
Blood cost 0.75 −24.4 % 0.020
Nursing cost 0.75 −25.6 % 0.048
Pharmacy cost 0.85 −15.3 % 0.154
Laboratory cost 0.61 −38.4 % 0.002
Radiology cost 0.52 −46.2 % 0.526
Other cost 0.97 −0.65 % 0.317