Cost category | Clinic group | Conventional group | Mean differencea | P-value |
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(n = 176) | (n = 176) | (95% CI) | ||
a. Outpatient clinic | 109.20 | 0 | 109.20 | <0.001 |
b. Medication prescribed by anesthesiologist | 0.48 | 0.15 | 0.33 (−0.18 to 0.85) | 0.20 |
c. Investigations ordered by anesthesiologist | 36.14 | 24.74 | 11.40 (0.59 to 22.19) | 0.04 |
d. Cancellation of surgery | 15.99 | 58.64 | −42.65 (−126.49 to 41.13) | 0.32 |
e. Inpatient bed before surgeryb | 335.87 | 876.99 | −541.12 (−656.58 to −425.67) | <0.001 |
Total preoperative cost (a to d) | 497.68 | 960.52 | −462.84 (−648.12 to −277.58) | <0.001 |
f. Inpatient bed on day of surgery and afterwards | 2,247.13 | 1,956.58 | 290.55 (−187.01 to 768.12) | 0.23 |
Total perioperative cost (a to f) | 2,744.81 | 2,917.10 | −172.29 (−684.48 to 339.89) | 0.51 |