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Table 5 Estimated costs per day and 95% confidence intervals from adjusteda gamma Generalized Estimating Equation model, stratified by Elixhauser disease condition

From: The association between varying levels of palliative care involvement on costs during terminal hospitalizations in Canada from 2012 to 2015

Disease

Palliative Care Intensity

n

Cost (95% CI)

Metastatic cancer

No involvement

6992

1204 (1172: 1237)

Low involvement

19,475

1038 (1021: 1055)

Medium-high involvement

26,267

754 (746: 762)

Heart failure

No involvement

25,076

1275 (1248: 1303)

Low involvement

21,711

1178 (1158: 1198)

Medium-high involvement

5723

814 (796: 832)

Major neurocognitive disorders

No involvement

7393

1578 (1530: 1628)

Low involvement

8545

1448 (1408: 1489)

Medium-high involvement

3311

835 (811: 859)

COPD

No involvement

17,240

1298 (1273: 1323)

Low involvement

16,541

1246 (1223: 1269)

Medium-high involvement

5950

789 (774: 804)

Kidney failure

No involvement

10,042

1307 (1278: 1336)

Low involvement

9749

1201 (1179: 1224)

Medium-high involvement

3339

829 (810: 849)

HIV

No involvement

181

1917 (1791: 2052)

Low involvement

170

1817 (1684: 1961)

Medium-high involvement

67

973 (857: 1104)

Liver Failure

No involvement

6295

1668 (1616: 1723)

Low involvement

7457

1459 (1417: 1502)

Medium-high involvement

2344

796 (768: 826)

  1. aModel adjusted for age, sex, province, van Walraven index