Table 3.
Influence of demographic and clinical factors on cost of inguinal hernia repair
| Cost [€] | p-value | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male (n = 831) | 3321.6 ± 1526.8 | 0.913 |
| Female (n = 84) | 3502.0 ± 2259.3 | |
| Age [years] | ||
| < 58 (n = 445) | 3082.1 ± 1226.7 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 58 (n = 471) | 3580.4 ± 1868.7 | |
| Age [years] | ||
| < 30 (n = 90) | 3070.5 ± 1043.8 | 0.066 |
| ≥ 30 (n = 826) | 3367.5 ± 1655.9 | |
| Age [years] | ||
| < 75 (n = 789) | 3230.2 ± 1380.2 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 75 (n = 127) | 4010.4 ± 2517.2 | |
| Preoperative Diagnostics | ||
| Yes (n = 139) | 3708.0 ± 1877.4 | 0.001 |
| No (n = 777) | 3272.2 ± 1547.1 | |
| Operative procedure | ||
| Lichtenstein (n = 383) | 3337.8 ± 1818.0 | 0.011 |
| TAPP (n = 525) | 3354.7 ± 1447.2 | |
| Side | ||
| Right (n = 479) | 3357.2 ± 1862.5 | 0.462 |
| Left (n = 343) | 3205.1 ± 1333.9 | |
| Side | ||
| One-sided (n = 822) | 3293.7 ± 1663.2 | < 0.001 |
| Bilateral (n = 94) | 3728.6 ± 921.5 | |
| Recurrent Hernia | ||
| Yes (n = 118) | 3191.2 ± 1241.2 | 0.167 |
| No (n = 798) | 3360.1 ± 1655.0 | |
| Emergency/ Incarceration | ||
| Yes (n = 44) | 5343.8 ± 3337.9 | < 0.001 |
| No (n = 872) | 3237.1 ± 1397.5 | |
| Additional operative procedure | ||
| Yes (n = 134) | 4383.6 ± 3088.8 | < 0.001 |
| No (n = 775) | 3156.5 ± 1090.5 | |
| Multimorbidity | ||
| Yes (n = 555) | 3624.7 ± 1921.5 | < 0.001 |
| No (n = 361) | 2898.1 ± 754.8 | |
| PCCL | ||
| 0 (n = 688) | 3057.1 ± 808.5 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 1 (n = 228) | 4186.9 ± 2735.4 | |
| Postoperative complications | ||
| Yes (n = 38) | 6541.9 ± 4777.7 | < 0.001 |
| No (n = 878) | 3199.7 ± 1127.4 | |
| Length of hospital stay [days] | ||
| < 2 (n = 220) | 2697.4 ± 565.0 | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 2 (n = 696) | 3540.9 ± 1770.0 |
Values as numbers or in means ± standard deviation
TAPP transabdominal preperitoneal, PCCL patient clinical complexity level