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Table 1 (abstract A12). Total costs for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery

From: Proceedings of the American Society for Enhanced Recovery/Evidence Based Peri-Operative Medicine 2016 Annual Congress of Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine

 

IV-APAP (n = 33,954)

IV Opioids (n = 110,300)

P Value

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Total costs

$12,540

$9,564

$13,242

$35,825

<0.0001

Medical costsa

$12,053

$9,377

$12,754

$34,870

<0.0001

Medical/surgical supplies

$2,795

$1,870

$2,889

$5,717

<0.0001

Lab

$197

$301

$219

$1,019

<0.0001

Imaging

$91

$129

$105

$238

<0.0001

Otherb

$8,970

$7,922

$9,541

$30,735

<0.0001

Pharmacy

$486

$488

$488

$1,120

0.6786

  1. aMedical costs = medical/surgical supplies costs + lab costs + imaging costs + other costs
  2. bExamples of costs included in “Other“are room and board, EKGs, oxygen, and ventilation
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