Table 2.

Clinical costs for each treatment group.

Group mean (95% CIa) in AUD$	Control	NPWT
Dressing costs	260.16 (186.47–354.19)	441.86 (380.15–521.00)
Analgesia costs	6.39 (4.30–10.52)	4.49 (3.82–5.33)
Acute labour costs	276.79 (236.69–325.01)	268.22 (227.11–316.91)
Scar management costs	31.54 (13.34–57.24)	16.11 (4.37–34.51)
Surgical costsb	1094.13 (100.40–2673.49)	173.01 (0.00–464.10)
Total costs	1669.01 (659.06–3269.16)	903.69 (670.68–1234.74)

^a95% CI derived from bootstrap resampling (2000 replications) to represent distribution uncertainty.

^bIncluding grafting and dressing changes under general anaesthetic for patients who underwent a theatre operation.