Table 2.
Costs, length of hospital stay, and incremental estimates due to sepsis complication after surgery.
| Mean cost (USD) | Cost of sepsis, USD (% GDPa) | 95% Bootstrap CI | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No sepsis | Sepsis | ||||
| N | 5,996 | 5,996 | |||
| Treatment cost | |||||
| Cost of the index admission | 878.5 | 1158.4 | 279.9 (10.9) | 214.1–352.9 | < 0.001 |
| 30-day costs | |||||
| Service cost for 30-day readmission | 740.7 | 1008.2 | 267.4 (10.4) | 209.6–332.0 | < 0.001 |
| Drug cost for 30-day readmission | 159.8 | 328.1 | 168.3 (6.6) | 136.0–206.1 | < 0.001 |
| Service cost for 30-day reexamination | 47.3 | 52.9 | 5.5 (0.2) | − 2.3–17.1 | 0.195 |
| Drug cost for 30-day reexamination | 22.0 | 24.9 | 2.9 (0.1) | − 1.9–11.2 | 0.288 |
| Total 30-day costs | 1848.4 | 2572.6 | 724.1 (28.2) | 553.7–891.7 | < 0.001 |
| Difference in length of stay | |||||
| Length of stay (days) | |||||
| Length of hospital stay | 11.6 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 1.5–2.3 | < 0.001 |
| Total length of treatment within 30 days† | 12.9 | 17.8 | 4.9 | 4.3–5.6 | < 0.001 |
95% CI 95% Confidence interval; All estimates were calculated using a matched sample.
§Compared to GDP per capita in Vietnam in 2018 (2,566 USD).
†Includes length of hospital stay in the treatment and 30-day readmission periods.