From: Healthcare use and costs before and after parathyroidectomy in patients on dialysis
 | Before (N = 181) | After (N = 181) | P value | ||
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All-cause encounters in any place | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 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 |