Table 2 Charges of physician care on the index date for PTX
From: Healthcare use and costs before and after parathyroidectomy in patients on dialysis
| Â | Number (%) of patients | Charges of physician care on index date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | Mean | SD | Median |
All patients | 181 | 100.0% | 4,529 | 2,902 | 3,707 |
Charges of physician care on index date, by physician Specialty | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Surgeon | 146 | 80.7% | 3,742 | 2,060 | 3,212 |
  Nephrologists | 57 | 31.5% | 230 | 201 | 158 |
  Primary care | 10 | 5.5% | 711 | 1,595 | 211 |
  Other specialties | 93 | 51.4% | 2,723 | 2,464 | 1,901 |
Charges of physician care on index date, by service place | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Emergent departments/urgent care centers | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA |
  Inpatient acute care facilities | 146 | 80.7% | 3,702 | 2,871 | 3,137 |
  Office/outpatient clinics | 3 | 1.7% | 870 | 849 | 675 |
  Outpatient hospitals | 62 | 34.3% | 3,758 | 3,006 | 2,957 |
  Other/unknown service places | 15 | 8.3% | 2,914 | 2,349 | 2,110 |