Table 6. Comparison of number of visits and cost incurred (in Indian Rupees).

ASA-PS - The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, SD - standard deviation, q3-q1 - interquartile range). Group A represents routine investigation, and group B represents surgery and patient specific investigation.

Parameters (Cost/ Visit)		ASA-PS matched				NICE surgical grade matched
	Group A [N=39]	Group B [N=39]	% Reduced	Two-tailed P	Group A [N=39]	Group B [N=39]	% Reduced	Two-tailed p
Hospital Visit
Total	193	101	47.67	<0.0001	203	95	53.2	<0.0001
Median (q3-q1)	5 (6-2)	2 (4-2)	47.67		5 (7-3)	2 (3-1)	60.0
Range	1-15	1-7			1-15	1-7
All Investigations
Total	30683	3690	87.97	<0.0001	31003	3610	88.36	<0.0001
Average (per patient)	786.7	94.6	87.97		794.94	92.56
Mean + SD	786.7±572.3	94.6±105.0			794.9±567.4	92.5±99.7
Cost of Visit
Total	36732	7030	80.86	0.001	41102	6840	83.36	<0.0003
Average (per patient)	941.8	180.2	80.86		1053.89	175.38	83.36
Mean + SD)	941.8±1408.0	180.2±128.1			1053.9 ±1429.4	175.4 ± 132.4
Cost including stay
Total	70915	10720	84.88	<0.0001	78105	10450	86.62	<0.0001
Average (per patient)	1818.3	274.8	84.88		2002.69	267.94	86.62
Mean + SD	1818.3±1940.7	274.8±163.7			2002.7±2012	267.9±162.48