Table 1.
Costs and Cost Differences between Treatment Arms through 24 Months: Overall Population*
| Cost Item | PCDT N=336 |
Standard Care N=355 |
Cost Difference (PCDT - Standard) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Index hospitalization | $21,509 (20,327 to 22,843) |
$3877 (3069 to 4803) |
$17,632 (16,117 to 19,243) |
| Follow-up endovascular procedures | $2958 (1647 to 4545) |
$1948 (593 to 4208) |
$1010 (−1521 to 3276) |
| Hospitalizations not involving endovascular procedures | $3815 (2178 to 6024) |
$3122 (1877 to 4616) |
$693 (−1487 to 3296) |
| Outpatient care, non-acute inpatient stays, intermittent pneumatic compression devices, compression stockings: | $1490 (1102 to 2008) |
$904 (714 to 1141) |
$585 (149 to 1103) |
| Outpatient care (emergency room visits, outpatient physician/nurse visits, home health visits): | $897 (642 to 1273) |
$380 (323 to 442) |
$517 (254 to 897) |
| Emergency room visits (not requiring hospitalization) | $42 (31to 56) |
$55 (43 to 69) |
−$13 (−32 to 5) |
| Outpatient physician/nurse visits | $239 (185 to 298) |
$222 (185 to 264) |
$17 (−50 to 85) |
| Home health visits | $617 (378 to 999) |
$103 (69 to 138) |
$514 (276 to 890) |
| Non-acute inpatient stays (rehab/skilled nursing/other chronic care) | $378 (224 to 615) |
$327 (168 to 541) |
$51 (−204 to 323) |
| Intermittent pneumatic compression devices | $174 (111 to 266) |
$148 (102 to 208) |
$26 (−66 to 131) |
| Compression stockings | $41 (32 to 52) |
$49 (38 to 62) |
−$8 (−23 to 8) |
| Lost Productivity/Caregiver costs | $820 (389 to 1601) |
$695 (463 to 1010) |
$126 (−477 to 982) |
| TOTAL 24 MONTH COST |
$30,591 (27,714 to 34,043) |
$10,546 (8156 to 13,445) |
$20,045 (16,093 to 24,120) |
Values are mean costs (95% CI)
*
missing data estimated using multiple imputation; no adjustment for censoring/losses to follow-up