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Table 5 Direct fluid acquisition costs in the Hextend® and Voluven® groups

From: Perioperative clinical and economic outcomes associated with replacing first-generation high molecular weight hydroxyethyl starch (Hextend®) with low molecular weight hydroxyethyl starch (Voluven®) at a large medical center

 

2009 ( n= 2,098)

2010 ( n= 2,790)

P value

Total N

Mean

SD

Total N

Mean

SD

Hextend units cost

2,098

$55.13

$27.80

2,790

$0.00

$0.00

<0.0001

Voluven units cost

2,098

$0.00

$0.00

2,790

$116.01

$65.05

Plasmanate units cost

2,098

$8.07

$29.85

2,790

$0.85

$9.21

<0.0001

LR units cost

1,977

$4.84

$2.93

2,774

$4.31

$2.52

<0.0001

NS units cost

1,977

$0.60

$1.49

2,774

$0.64

$1.53

0.196

Colloids (Hex/Vol + Plas) cost

2,098

$63.20

$33.53

2,790

$116.87

$64.80

<0.0001

All fluids units cost (observed)

1,977

$68.03

$33.22

2,774

$122.10

$65.85

<0.0001

All fluids units cost (imputed)

2,098

$68.65

$34.68

2,790

$121.82

$65.82

 
  1. Cost ($) statistics include all cases (none given = $0). ml, milliliters; LR, lactated Ringer’s; NS, normal saline; SD, standard deviation.