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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Mar 31;101(5):1663–1669. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.12.074

Table 2.

Categories of hospital charge data for patients with and without delirium

No Delirium (n=29) Delirium (n=37) P-valuea

Median IQR Median IQR
Pharmacyb $931 $724–1090 $1431 $1045–2247 <0.001
Laboratoryc $2703 $2275–3466 $5319 $3361–8513 <0.001
Operating $7911 $7561–8556 $9680 $8094–11,208 0.002
Roomd
Radiology $555 $341–1041 $1224 $684–3485 0.002
Servicese
Suppliesf $8853 $6858–12,903 $8473 $6487–13,476 0.67
Therapyg $1473 $1092–2180 $2685 $1574–7069 <0.001
Routineh $13,515 $9700–$16,555 $17,441 $13,310–32,955 0.002
Otheri $3112 $2401–4590 $4367 $3167–7078 0.003
a

P-value was calculated using Wilcoxon rank sum test and is unadjusted.

b

Pharmacy charges generally included all drugs (intra- and post-operative)

c

Laboratory charges generally included all laboratory tests and blood charges

d

Operating room charges generally included operating and recovery room charges

e

Radiology services generally included postoperative radiologic scans

f

Supplies charges generally included surgery and anesthesia intraoperative and postoperative supplies

g

Therapy charges generally included occupational, physical, respiratory, and speech therapy.

h

Routine charges generally included daily hospital care charges

i

Other charges generally included anesthesia care

Abbreviations: IQR= Inter-Quartile Range