Length of stay, costs, and complications in lumbar disc herniation surgery by standard PLIF versus a new dynamic interspinous stabilization technique

Table 3 Length of stay, In- hospital costs, 90 day re-admission and re-operations rates and Interspinous vs fusion group

	Group 1(Interspinous)	Group 2 (fusion)	p-value
Total Number (n = 67)	31	36
Length of Stay^a	2.16 (±1.18) days	4.52 (±1.76)days	< 0.001
Total In-Hospital Costs^a,b	1066.20 (±284.34) €	1821.97 (±460.41) €	< 0.001
The stay cost (laundry, catering).	288.62 (±154.25) €	575.07 (± 227.09) €	< 0.001
Complementary tests cost	4.92 (±7.21) €	19.08 (±49.32) €	0.121
Human resources cost	596.67 (±158.56) €	937.29 (±190.32) €	< 0.001
Surgical or medical material cost^b	175.98(±109.30)€	290.52 (±201.10) €	0.006
90 Days Readmission^c	4 (12.9%)	4 (11.1%)	>0.999
90 Days Re-operation^c	1 (3.2%)	1 (2.8%)	>0.999

^aMean and standard deviation
^bImplant price, interspinous device (1500€) or PLIF pedicle screws and cage (3000€)not included
^cNumber of patients and percentage by groups

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