Table 2.

Mixed method versus full top-down microcosting to assess organ recovery cost in HCL (2011 Euros)

			Mixed Method		Full Top-down Microcosting
Organ(s)	Organ(s)	N	Median	IQR	Median	IQR	P*	∆Median (%)
1 st evaluation
	Kidneys	83	5,155	913	3,283	1,428	˂0,0001	−36,32
	Liver	63	2,528	447	1,826	1,138	˂0,0001	−27,78
	Pancreas	25	1,911	208	1,505	322	0,0127	−21,26
2 nd evaluation
	Kidneys alone	21	5,439	710	3,811	2,139	0,0001	−29,93
	Kidneys + Liver	27	8,060	944	5,830	2,665	˂0,0001	−27,66
	Kidneys + Liver + Pancreas	23	8,562	766	5,822	1,225	˂0,0001	−32,00
3 rd evaluation
	Kidneys alone	21	5,439	710	3,811	2,139	0,0001	−29,93
	Kidneys + 1 other organ	29	5,436	677	3,639	1,229	˂0,0001	−33,06
	Kidneys + 2 or more other organs	33	4,551	631	2,910	528	˂0,0001	−36,05

p*: Wilcoxon signed-rank test