Table 3.
Comparison of applied procedures and direct hospital costs in different SGS risk groups
| Parameter | Total (n = 35) | Severity grading score group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low risk (n = 19) | Intermediate and high risk (n = 16) | p-value | ||
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 55 (±14) | 52.5 (±15.7) | 58.8 (±11.9) | 0.194 |
| Period of hospitalization | ||||
| (Mean ± SD) days | 5.9 (±2.8) | 6.01 (±2.41) | 5.70 (±3.34) | 0.754 |
| Number of tests | ||||
| Mean ± SD | ||||
| CBC | 7 (3.7) | 7.2 (±3.4) | 6.8 (±4) | 0.754 |
| INR | 6 (±3) | 6.3 (±2.5) | 5.8 (±3.5) | 0.661 |
| Biochemical panel | 6.7 (±3.3) | 6.8 (±2.8) | 6.4 (±3.9) | 0.726 |
| FFP (number of patients who received) | 57 | 0 | 7 | 0.002 |
| Mean (SD) packs | 0 | 1.6 (±4.2) | 0.021 | |
| Platelet suspension | 125 | |||
| Number of patients who received | 8 | 13 | 0.036 | |
| Mean (SD) packs | 1.14 (1.96) | 6.2 (±6.3) | ||
| 0.02 | ||||
| Erythrocyte suspension (number of patients who received) | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0.086 |
| Mean (SD) packs | 0 | 0.8 (±1.8) | 0.336 | |
| Death | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.001 |
| Number of patients | ||||
| Hospital bill (USD) | 41740 | 635 (97–1500) | 2264.5 (154–13054) | 0.012 |
| Median (min–max) | ||||
CBC: complete blood count, INR: international normalized ratio, FFP: fresh frozen plasma.