Table 6.
Analysis of direct costs by type of anesthesia.
| Anesthesia | General | QL | Mann-Whitney | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 25% | 75% | Median | 25% | 75% | p | |
| Anesthesia cost (US$) | 140.87 | 96.26 | 200.93 | 90.38 | 79.67 | 93.92 | <0.001* |
| Hospital cost (US$) * | 400.00 | 300.00 | 400.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | <0.001* |
| Anesthesia + hospital cost (US$) ** | 496.26 | 440.04 | 540.87 | 190.38 | 181.45 | 194.52 | <0.001* |
QL: quadratus lumborum anesthesia. Data are expressed as medians and quartiles and analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test.
*Significant.
**The mesh cost was not included; all patients received the same type of mesh.