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. 2015 Nov 4;15:160. doi: 10.1186/s12871-015-0139-0

Table 3.

Comparisons of LOS and costs with sensitivity analysis and subgroup analysis

All study patients
 Variable ECCO2R Control p value
 Days [range] or Euro [SD] (n = 21) (n = 21)
 Median length of stay in ICU 15 [4–137] 30 [4–66] 0.58
 Median length of stay in hospital 23 [4–137] 42 [4–248] 0.05
 Median duration of invasive MV 0 [0–47] 21 [4–47] <0.001
 Mean costs for ECCO2R 7717 [7835] - -
 Mean total ICU costs 38460 [43878] 33291 [22572] 0.63
 Mean total hospital costs 41134 [43005] 39366 [29903] 0.88
 Mean hospital costs with maximal values 53689 [56406] 54155 [41133] 0.98
 Mean hospital costs with minimal values 28616 [18721] 24629 [18721] 0.61
Subgroup analysis after exclusion of patients with lung transplantation
 Variable ECCO2R Control p value
 Days [range] or Euro [SD] (n = 17) (n = 17)
 Median length of stay in ICU 13 [4–137] 30 [4–66] 0.41
 Median length of stay in hospital 22 [4–137] 42 [4–248] 0.23
 Median duration of invasive MV 0 [0–47] 21 [1–47] 0.001
 Mean costs for ECCO2R 5972 [6522] - -
 Mean total ICU costs 24989 [35273] 33581 [23656] 0.41
 Mean total hospital costs 33843 [40866] 39731 [31507] 0.64
 Mean hospital costs with maximal values 44314 [53924] 54656 [43340] 0.54
 Mean hospital costs with minimal values 23405 [27856] 24857 [19727] 0.86
Subgroup analysis of patients with COPD
 Variable ECCO2R Control p value
 Days [range] or Euro [SD] (n = 12) (n = 12)
 Median length of stay in ICU 11 [4–23] 35 [4–66] 0.004
 Median length of stay in hospital 17 [4–43] 51 [4–248] 0.04
 Median duration of invasive MV 0 [0–22] 27 [4–47] 0.001
 Mean costs for ECCO2R 4472 [1269] - -
 Mean total ICU costs 13194 [4611] 39304 [25163] 0.004
 Mean total hospital costs 19610 [7509] 46552 [34558] 0.02
 Mean hospital costs with maximal values 25298 [10115] 64040 [47536] 0.01
 Mean hospital costs with minimal values 13942 [4938] 29124 [21641] 0.03

Abbreviations: LOS length of stay, SD standard deviation, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICU intensive care unit, MV mechanical ventilation, ECCO 2 R Extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal