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Table 3 Distribution of expenditure

From: Earlier surgical intervention in congenital heart disease results in better outcome and resource utilization

Variables

Group A (1 month - 1 year) Mean ± SD

Group B (1 -5 years) Mean ± SD

p-value

Preoperative cost of hospital admissions for cardiac problems

55337.10 ± 148315.96 (648.35 ± 1737.73)*

29361.06 ± 51219.30 (344.00 ± 600.10)

0.968

Preoperative cost of hospital admissions for problems related to other organ systems

4601.35 ± 26731.29 (53.91 ± 313.19)

6566.85 ± 2205.70 (76.94 ± 25.84)

0.071

Total cost of preoperative hospital admissions

59938.46 ± 16906.75 (705.26 ± 198.08)

35927.91 ± 56025.00 (420.94 ± 656.41)

0.513

Postoperative cost of hospital admissions for cardiac problems

6465.44 ± 1725.53 (75.78 ± 20.22)

25611.60 ± 7319.00 (300.21 ± 85.79)

0.493

Postoperative cost of hospital admissions for problems related to other organ systems

10968.33 ± 3342.67 (128.58 ± 39.18)

3254.85 ± 1656.10 (38.15 ± 19.41)

0.16

Total cost of postoperative hospital admissions

17433.77 ± 3967.01 (204.11 ± 46.44)

29998.48 ± 7560.20 (351.22 ± 88.51)

0.908

Cost of surgical hospital admission

346019.60 ± 158142.6 (4051.27 ± 1851.57)

473558.89 ± 259871.37 (5544.53 ± 3042.63)

0.001

Preoperative cost of outpatient visits for cardiac problems

4995.34 ± 502.16 (58.48 ± 5.87)

5688.68 ± 709.70 (66.60 ± 8.30)

0.833

Preoperative cost of outpatient visits for problems related to other organ systems

188.37 ± 86.55 (2.20 ± 1.01)

1239.62 ± 363.42 (14.51 ± 4.25)

0.022

Total cost of preoperative outpatient visits

5183.72 ± 5075.28 (60.69 ± 59.42)

6911.32 ± 956.39 (80.91 ± 11.19)

0.483

Postoperative cost of outpatient visits for cardiac problems

732.56 ± 250.88 (8.57 ± 2.93)

1239.62 ± 206.09 (14.51 ± 2.41)

0.003

Postoperative cost of outpatient visits for problems related to other organ systems

439.53 ± 162.94 (5.14 ± 1.90)

220.75 ± 80.02 (2.58 ± 0.93)

0.819

Total cost of postoperative outpatient visits

1195.34 ± 417.49 (13.99 ± 4.88)

1458.49 ± 249.41 (17.07 ± 2.92)

0.003

  1. * Amount in Pakistan Rupees (Amount in US Dollars)