Table 5.
Mean (SE) costs by category, total costs (2012 to 2013 £UK) and mortality, by subgroup
| Whole cohort | Subgroup by blood volume | Subgroup by ISS | Subgroup by injury type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 441 | 4 to 9 PRBCs n = 294 | ≥10 PRBCs n = 147 | ISS <15 n = 85 | ISS ≥15 n = 356 | Blunt n = 352 | Penetrating n = 89 | |
| Transport to ED cost | £1,671 (£42) | £1,670 (£52) | £1,671 (£74) | £1,420 (£93) | £1,730 (£47) | £1,810 (£47) | £1,121 (£64) |
| Theatre cost | £3,155 (£214) | £3,159 (£244) | £3,146 (£419) | £3,426 (£443) | £3,090 (£243) | £3,194 (£258) | £2,999 (£294) |
| ICU cost | £4,895 (£333) | £4,793 (£403) | £5,099 (£593) | £2,685 (£455) | £5,423 (£394) | £5,426 (£399) | £2,795 (£420) |
| Ward cost | £4,619 (£286) | £4,937 (£354) | £3,983 (£483) | £3,897 (£435) | £4,791 (£339) | £5,139 (£340) | £2,564 (£383) |
| Ventilation cost | £2,780 (£355) | £2,285 (£375) | £3,769 (£801) | £1,573 (£486) | £3,068 (£421) | £3,195 (£424) | £1,139 (£267) |
| Blood component cost | £2,362 (£115) | £1,455 (£64) | £4,174 (£261) | £1,615 (£146) | £2,540 (£136) | £2,270 (£105) | £2,723 (£390) |
| Other inpatient costs | £289 (£12) | £278 (£13) | £312 (£26) | £169 (£16) | £318 (£14) | £322 (£14) | £159 (£20) |
| Post-acute care cost | £455 (£149) | £570 (£221) | £225 (£62) | £130 (£64) | £533 (£184) | £563 (£186) | £31 (£31) |
| Re-admission cost | £365 (£97) | £281 (£94) | £533 (£222) | £318 (£179) | £376 (£112) | £452 (£121) | £21 (£38) |
| Mean (95 % CI) total cost | £20,591 (£18,924 to £22,257) | £19,429 (£17,567 to £21,293) | £22,912 (£19,525 to £26,298) | £15,233 (£12,970 to £17,495) | £21,870 (£19,895 to £23,845) | £22,370 (£20,383 to £24,358) | £13,552 (£11,748 to £15,356) |
| In-hospital mortality - n (prop) | 117/441 (0.27) | 61/294 (0.21) | 56/147 (0.38) | 5/85 (0.06) | 112/356 (0.31) | 100/352 (0.28) | 17/89 (0.19) |
| 12-month mortality - n (prop) | 145/403 (0.36) | 79/263 (0.30) | 66/140 (0.47) | 11/74 (0.15) | 134/329 (0.41) | 122/324 (0.38) | 23/79 (0.29) |
CI Confidence Interval, ED Emergency Department, ICU Intensive Care Unit, ISS Injury Severity Score, PRBCs Packed Red Blood Cells, Prop Proportion, SE Standard Error