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Table 4 Physician care before and after Parathyroidectomy

From: Healthcare use and costs before and after parathyroidectomy in patients on dialysis

 

Before (N = 181)

After (N = 181)

P value

All-cause encounters in any place

     

 N (%) of patients w/ ≥1 encounter

181

100.0%

176

97.2%

0.06

 Mean (SD) of encounters

15.4

14.1

20.7

22

<0.01

All-cause encounters in emergency departments/urgent care centers

     

 N (%) of patients w/ ≥1 encounter

37

20.4%

56

30.9%

0.01

 Mean (SD) of encounters

0.5

1.4

0.8

1.8

0.05

All-cause encounters in inpatient acute care facilities

     

 N (%) of patients w/ ≥1 encounter

78

43.1%

143

79.0%

<0.01

 Mean (SD) of encounters

4.5

9.3

10.5

16.1

<0.01

All-cause encounters in offices/outpatient clinics

     

 N (%) of patients w/ ≥1 encounter

161

89.0%

127

70.2%

<0.01

 Mean (SD) of encounters

4.3

5.1

3.5

4.6

0.03

All-cause encounters in outpatient hospitals

     

 N (%) of patients w/ ≥1 encounter

88

48.6%

84

46.4%

0.63

 Mean (SD) of encounters

1.5

2.9

1.5

3.1

0.92

All-cause encounters in other/unknown service places

     

 N (%) of patients w/ ≥1 encounter

105

58.0%

107

59.1%

0.69

 Mean (SD) of encounters

4.7

6.5

4.5

6.7

0.7