Table 4 Economic burden of SSI
Variables | All Patients (N = 242) | Z value | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients without SSI (N = 216) | Patients with SSI (N = 26) | |||
Total Costs($) (IQR) | 17,033 (13,982, 20,692) | 21,231 (17,666, 24,877) | − 3.36 | 0.001 |
Bed Fee($) (IQR) | 213 (160, 280) | 294 (254, 404) | − 4.50 | < 0.001 |
Radiation Fee($) (IQR) | 40 (31, 84) | 48 (41, 80) | − 1.71 | 0.088 |
Nursing Fee($) (IQR) | 78 (52, 119) | 149 (113, 180) | − 4.64 | < 0.001 |
Laboratory Fee($) (IQR) | 310 (211, 561) | 932 (605, 1329) | − 6.08 | < 0.001 |
Surgical Fee($) (IQR) | 13,695 (11,635, 15,498) | 13,051 (11,976, 15,673) | − 0.04 | 0.966 |
Special examination Fee($) (IQR) | 615 (354, 1043) | 656 (466, 908) | − 0.66 | 0.507 |
Medication Fee($) (IQR) | 663 (272, 1999) | 3,763 (2,560, 5,241) | − 6.53 | < 0.001 |
Diagnostic Fee($) (IQR) | 336 (238, 434) | 476 (378, 644) | − 4.34 | < 0.001 |
Therapy Fee($) (IQR) | 262 (159, 864) | 1,045 (832, 1,475) | − 5.35 | < 0.001 |
Other expenses($) (IQR) | 29 (19, 45) | 37 (27, 62) | − 2.32 | 0.02 |
Days of hospitalization (day)(IQR) | 26 (19, 33) | 33 (27, 40) | − 3.64 | < 0.001 |
Postoperative length of hospital stay(day)(IQR) | 13 (9, 19) | 21 (19, 28) | − 5.48 | < 0.001 |