Table 3.
Medical Costs of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Treatment in the Medication and Surgery Groups (Unit: Dollars)
| Variables | n | A. Inpatient costs | B. Outpatient costs | C. PPI costs | D. Other drug costs | E. Follow-up months | Total monthly costs (A + B + C + D)/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery group | |||||||
| Total | 40 | 4591.7 (403.90) | 232.4 (42.83) | 37.7 (12.78) | 200.0 (111.51) | 6.7 (0.61) | 1423.9 (259.22) |
| Number of days from surgery | |||||||
| ≤ 90 | 40 | 4509.7 (390.74) | 99.1 (19.57) | 13.1 (4.26) | 153.5 (110.67) | 2.6 (0.11) | 2071.6 (240.17) |
| > 90a | 30 | 109.4 (109.42) | 177.7 (48.37) | 32.8 (14.22) | 62.1 (23.41) | 5.4 (0.51) | 107.7 (59.99) |
| Medication group | |||||||
| Total | 86 936 | 540.2 (10.24) | 359.5 (7.24) | 156.6 (0.36) | 455.8 (2.47) | 9.3 (0.01) | 162.7 (1.35) |
| PDD of PPIs | |||||||
| < standard | 76 182 | 513.2 (10.66) | 348.4 (7.86) | 148.3 (0.34) | 450.8 (2.53) | 9.3 (0.01) | 158.1 (1.44) |
| standard to < double | 10 195 | 702.7 (33.59) | 426.0 (18.49) | 213.9 (1.45) | 495.6 (9.04) | 9.4 (0.03) | 191.7 (4.03) |
| ≥ double | 559 | 1251.3 (215.52) | 658.0 (85.56) | 235.4 (9.49) | 412.5 (28.29) | 9.5 (0.12) | 254.6 (23.30) |
a
Only subjects who passed 3 months after surgery in each year were analyzed.
PPI, proton pump inhibitor; PDD, prescribed daily dose.
Data are presented as mean (SE).