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. 2017 Oct 18;12(10):e0186302. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186302

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)