Table 5. Assessing the cost-effectiveness of intraoperative blood salvage.

Transfusion	Cost ($)		P*
	Non-ICS (n=15/35, 7%)	ICS (n=27/64, 3%)
Intra-operative	194.24±132.08	57.30±76.72	<0.0001
Postoperative	155.40±225.31	78.66±93.23	0.130
Total	350.00±283.60	136.93±114.60	0.001
P#	<0.001	<0.0001

*, Student’s t-test; ^#, the Friedman test.