Table 3.
Treatment group | HBOT treatedn=4 | Controln=76 | p value |
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Severity of Illness: minor | |||
Length of stay (median days) | 12 | 6 | 0.480 |
Hospital direct cost (mean) | $22,105 | $10,516 | 0.316 |
At least one complication | 50% | 14% | 0.122 |
In-hospital mortality | <1% | 2.5% | 0.900 |
Severity of illness: moderate | N=20 | N=149 | |
Length of stay (median days) | 13 | 10 | 0.510 |
Hospital direct cost mean) | $27,578 | $18,694 | 0.120 |
At least one complication | 55% | 43% | 0.348 |
In-hospital mortality | 17.6% | 4.9% | 0.115 |
Severity of illness: moderate | N=44 | N=642 | |
Length of stay (median days) | 14 | 13 | 0.68 |
Hospital direct cost (mean) | $29,005 | $24,517 | 0.088 |
At least one complication | 41% | 54% | 0.117 |
In-hospital mortality | 2.3% | 5.9% | 0.376 |
Severity of illness: extreme | N=49 | N=579 | |
Length of stay (median days) | 23 | 19 | 0.147 |
Hospital direct cost (mean) | $58,382 | $42,635 | 0.156 |
At least one complication | 45% | 66% | 0.004* |
In-hospital mortality | 4.2% | 23% | <0.01* |
HBOT=hyperbaric oxygen treatment.