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Table 2 Hospital length of stay (HLOS), 30-day readmission rate, and costs in patients with one or more complications (with) and in patients without any complications (without)

From: Potential return on investment for implementation of perioperative goal-directed fluid therapy in major surgery: a nationwide database study

Surgery

HLOS, days, median [IQR]

Readmission rate, %

Cost, dollara, mean ± SD

n

With

Without

With

Without

With

Without

All

7 [4–10]

4 [3–5]

17.2

11.9

27,607 ± 32,788

15,783 ± 12,282

204,680

AAA open repair

8 [6–14]

6 [4–7]

16.5

8.7

48,002 ± 48,841

24,619 ± 14,543

2328

Vascular bypass

6 [4–9]

3 [2–5]

21.3

14.1

31,979 ± 30,386

16,849 ± 12,543

16,336

Esophagectomy

13 [9–20]

9 [8–11]

18.5

15.4

67,924 ± 65,377

37,382 ± 17,973

690

Gastrectomy

4 [2–10]

2 [1, 2]

12.7

5.2

27,794 ± 33,530

12,641 ± 9,452

25,118

Colectomy

8 [5–11]

4 [3–6]

15.2

9.0

27,851 ± 29,286

14,755 ± 10,524

75,121

Resection of rectum

7 [5–11]

5 [3–6]

15.2

10.4

26,916 ± 24,466

15,979 ± 18,855

10,753

Hepatectomy

7 [5–11]

5 [3–6]

17.9

9.4

37,315 ± 38,100

20,272 ± 13,566

2362

Pancreatectomy

11 [8–18]

7 [5–9]

26.1

18.6

50,559 ± 46,784

27,488 ± 19,653

3569

Cystectomy

10 [7–14]

7 [6–8]

29.2

21.9

41,128 ± 38,293

25,978 ± 15,061

2552

F&H fracture repair

5 [4–7]

4 [3–5]

18.9

17.4

22,218 ± 32,644

16,805 ± 12,167

65,851

  1. All comparisons “with vs. without” were statistically significant with p < 0.0001
  2. AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm, F&H femur and hip
  3. aFor patients with valid cost data, unadjusted