Table 2.
Mean cost (US$) per COPD patient based on length of stay (day)
| Services | Mean cost for patients with LOS ≤ 9 days (n=126) [95% CI] | Mean cost for patients with LOS > 9 days (n=39) [95% CI] | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | SD | Mean | Median | SD | ||
| Nursing services | 18 [9;27] | 7 | 49 | 93 [51; 135] | 55 | 128 | 0.001 |
| Laboratory | 54 [41; 67] | 34 | 73 | 175 [123;226] | 140 | 158 | <0.001 |
| Radiology | 5 [3;7] | 2 | 12 | 17 [10;23] | 10 | 20 | <0.001 |
| Medicines | 134 [85;183] | 69 | 279 | 579 [352;806] | 334 | 699 | 0.001 |
| Hospitalization | 231 [171;290] | 119 | 336 | 1481 [901;2061] | 971 | 1788 | <0.001 |
| Consultation | 22 [15; 29] | 10 | 38 | 86 [56; 116] | 74 | 93 | 0.001 |
| Other services | 15 [12; 18] | 10 | 16 | 31 [22; 40] | 29 | 27 | <0.001 |
| Total mean cost | 481 [371;591] | 283 | 623 | 2465 [1576;3354] | 1788 | 2741 | 0.001 |
CI: confidence interval.