Table 3.
Estimated Treatment Effect on Total Cost, by Time to Consult
| Treatment: Time of Consultation After Hospital Admission (percentile) | No. of Patients |
Estimated Treatment Effect ($) (95% CI) | P | Implied Saving (%)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC | PC | All | ||||
| Any time (100th) | 713 | 256 | 969 | 153 (−1,266 to 1,572) | .83 | −2 |
| Within 20 days (97.5th) | 713 | 249 | 962 | −706 (−2,007 to 596) | .29 | 7 |
| Within 10 days (95th) | 713 | 244 | 957 | −927 (−2,283 to 429) | .18 | 10 |
| Within 6 days (90th) | 713 | 231 | 944 | −1,312 (−2,568 to −56) | .04 | 14 |
| Within 2 days (75th) | 713 | 197 | 910 | −2,280 (−3,438 to −1,122) | < .01 | 24 |
Abbreviations: PC, palliative care; UC, usual care.
*
Implied saving in total cost of hospital stay from receiving treatment compared with receiving UC only.