Table 3 Matched hospital costs (EUR)
From: Minimally invasive or sternotomy approach in mitral valve surgery: a propensity-matched comparison
Matched Patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
MINI | STERNOTOMY | p-value | |
Variable | n = 158 | n = 225 | |
Total hospital costs | 11,828 ± 6907 | 12,732 ± 99,936 | 0.48 |
Operative costs | 5364 ± 1566 | 4778 ± 1920 | < 0.001 |
Blood products costs | 210 (0–393) | 316 (109–545) | < 0.001 |
Postoperative costs | 5054 (3993–6532) | 5905 (4611–8304) | 0.004 |