Table 3.
Percent Difference in Median Hospital Charges in Pre-ERAS and ERAS Cohorts.
Percent Difference in Median Hospital Chargesa | p-valuec | |
---|---|---|
Laboratory Services | −20% (−39% to 0%) | 0.044 |
Interventional Radiology | N/Ab | - |
Emergency Department Care | N/Ab | - |
Outpatient Care | 3% (−55% to 72%) | 0.364 |
Perioperative Care | −1% (−9% to 11%) | 0.789 |
Diagnostic Procedures | N/Ab | - |
Transfusion-related Services | N/Ab | - |
Physical / Occupational Therapy | N/Ab | - |
Pharmacy Services | −30% (−41% to −14%) | < 0.001 |
Room & Board | −25% (−47% to −20%) | 0.005 |
Pathology | −12% (−38% to 22%) | 0.285 |
Material Goods | −64% (−81% to −44%) | < 0.001 |
Miscellaneous | N/Ab | - |
Overall | −15.6% (−24.5% to −5%) | 0.008 |
Values within parentheses represent 95% confidence interval.
The absolute percent difference with estimated 95% confidence interval.
Percent change unable to be determined due to median hospital charge in pre-ERAS and/or ERAS group being $0 for given service category.
Wilcoxon rank-sum test among pre- and post-ERAS charges ERAS: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery; N/A: not applicable.