Table 4.

Sensitivity Analysis of Total Operating Costs, Length of Stay, and Variable Costs by Reason for Consultation (U.S. Dollars) for Individual Observations in Precise Analysis

Days to consultation	Total N = 1404
	Controls	Consult	p
Total operating costs
0–1	7635	6924	0.002*
2–3	10,869	10,325	0.146
4–5	13,823	13,437	0.609
6–10	20,073	19,290	0.515
Length of stay
0–1	4.7	4.3	<0.001*
2–3	6.3	6.0	0.097
4–5	8.1	8.1	0.954
6–10	11.9	11.6	0.613
Variable costs
0–1	3299	3284	0.911
2–3	4549	4474	0.703
4–5	5962	6197	0.576
6–10	8901	9326	0.534

^* p < 0.05.