Table 7. The medical cost in pre- and post-intervention groups.
Pre-intervention (n = 216) |
Post-intervention (n = 229) |
p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean total hospitalization cost (USD) | 4359.71 | 4106.52 | NSa |
Mean total drug cost (USD) | 1111.57 | 1055.44 | NS |
Mean acid suppressant cost (USD) | 161.59 | 78.27 | 0.030 |
Mean duration of prophylaxis acid suppressant (day) | 9.48 | 4.68 | <0.001 |
Mean hospitalization days | 13.45 | 12.50 | NS |
aNS = not significant (P > 0.05)