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Table 4 Analysis of costs by type of complication

From: Hospital costs associated with surgical morbidity after elective colorectal procedures: a retrospective observational cohort study in 530 patients

 

No complication

Any complication

Wound disruption

Deep wound infection

Superficial wound infection

Suture line failure

 

n = 346

n = 184

n = 23

n = 28

n = 30

n = 21

 

EUR

EUR

EUR

EUR

EUR

EUR

Ward care

3842 ± 118

9458 ± 1200*

17991 ± 8043*

16531 ± 6142*

6647 ± 642*

23586 ± 9270*

Surgery

5144 ± 125

8218 ± 467*

8385 ± 841*

8790 ± 932*

6723 ± 563*

13836 ± 3016*

Postoperative/ ICU

754 ± 66

1949 ± 264*

2061 ± 564*

1569 ± 338*

1310 ± 30*

2022 ± 398*

  1. Values represent mean ± SE.
  2. *p > 0.05 Mann–Whitney test.
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Patient Safety in Surgery

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