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Table 8 Median Index Hospitalization Costs by Department, using Quantile Regression (Matched)

From: Active clearance of chest tubes is associated with reduced postoperative complications and costs after cardiac surgery: a propensity matched analysis

Department

P0

Costs (95% CI)

P2

Difference (P2-P0)

p value

Cardiology

$9.74 (7.29, 12.19)

$13.20 (10.57, 15.83)

$3.46 (−0.13, 7.05)

0.0591

Laboratory

$968.86 (881.95, 1055.77)

$734.63 (665.03, 804.23)

-$234.23 (− 345.58, − 122.88)

< 0.0001

Other

$1112.88 (1044.25, 1181.51)

$1764.89 (1733.14, 1796.64)

$652.01 (576.39, 727.63)

< 0.0001

Radiology

$378.97 (335.58, 422.36)

$264.36 (239.27, 289.45)

-$114.61 (−164.73, −64.49)

< 0.0001

Step Down/Ward

$2591.52 (2426.63, 2756.41)

$2621.32 (2455.39, 2787.25)

$29.80 (− 204.13, 263.73)

0.8025

Respiratory

$420.71 (341.32, 500.10)

$250.22 (212.49, 287.95)

-$170.49 (− 258.39, −82.59)

0.0002

ICU

$2710.08 (2369.00, 3051.16)

$1782.60 (1420.70, 2144.50)

-$927.48 (− 1424.78, −430.18)

0.0003

Operating Room - Index

$12,514.12 (11,829.12, 13,199.12)

$12,395.89 (11,907.61, 12,884.17)

-$118.23 (− 959.44, 722.98)

0.7826

Blood Bank

$120.14 (71.77, 168.51)

$73.10 (51.45, 94.75)

-$47.04 (−100.04, 5.96)

0.0818

OR/Anesthesia

$525.61 (516.73, 534.49)

$511.53 (503.17, 519.89)

-$14.08 (−26.27, −1.89)

0.0237

Pharmacy

$2181.44 (2010.88, 2352.00)

$1430.57 (1325.98, 1535.16)

-$750.87 (−950.94, − 550.80)

< 0.0001

Total

$25,072.80 (23,662.97, 26,482.63)

$23,241.35 (22,206.16, 24,276.54)

-$1831.45 (−3580.52, −82.38)

0.0402