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. 2021 Feb 24;14:65–75. doi: 10.2147/MDER.S297671

Table 4.

Economics and Healthcare Resource Utilization Outcomes of Open Colorectal Surgery Using SSPP

Variables Overall
(N = 593)
Admission Type
Elective
(N = 380)
Non-Elective 
(N = 213)
Operating room time (mins)
 Mean (SD) 190.5 (64.4) 189.5 (62.5) 192.2 (67.8)
 Median 180.0 180.0 195.0
Length of stay (days)
 Mean (SD) 8.1 (11.9) 4.7 (5.2) 14.0 (17.0)
 Median 4.0 3.0 11.0
Operating room cost
 Mean (SD) $9643.92 ($3531) $9624 ($3329) $9679 ($3874)
 Median $9699 $9773 $9534
Supply cost
 Mean (SD) $3743 ($1810) $3655 ($1698) $3899 ($1989)
 Median $3392 $3317 $3612
Room and board cost
 Mean (SD) $9956 ($18,714) $5508 ($8774) $17,892 ($27,231)
 Median $4961 $3589 $12,524
Total hospital cost
 Mean (SD) $31,693 ($40,076) $22,933 ($18,838) $47,321 ($58,885)
 Median $22,763 $19,415 $35,442
All cause readmission, N (%)
 30-day readmissiona 68 (11.8) 33 (8.8) 35 (17.2)
 60-day readmissionb 95 (16.9) 49 (13.4) 46 (23.3)
 90-day readmissionc 116 (21.1) 58 (16.2) 58 (30.1)

Notes: aBased on 579 patients: 376 in elective group and 203 in non-elective group. bBased on 563 patients: 366 in elective group and 197 in non-elective group. cBased on 550 patients: 357 in elective group and 193 in non-elective group.

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SSPP, STRATAFIXTM Symmetric PDSTM Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device.