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) |
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| 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.