Table 9 Sensitivity Analyses: Incremental Effect of Cancer on Hospital Resource Utilization, Costs, and Risks for Complications During Hospitalization
Lung Lobectomy | ||||||
Open (N = 14 161) | VATS (N = 9697) | |||||
Cancer | No Cancer | p-value | Cancer | No Cancer | p-value | |
Operating Room Time | ||||||
(Mean, minutes) | 248.3 | 248.6 | 0.961 | 254.4 | 236.7 | <0.001 |
2003Hospital Length of Stay | ||||||
(Mean, days) | 8.1 | 7.6 | 0.002 | 5.8 | 5.3 | <0.001 |
Hospital Costs | ||||||
(Mean) | 28 028 | 26 593 | 0.006 | 25 690 | 23 091 | <0.001 |
Complications: Cancer vs. No Cancer | ||||||
Bleeding | ||||||
Odds Ratio | 1.14 | 1.55 | ||||
95% Confidence Interval | 0.96–1.36 | 1.17–2.04 | ||||
Infection | ||||||
Odds Ratio | 1.41 | 1.63 | ||||
95% Confidence Interval | 1.11–1.80 | 1.20–2.22 | ||||
Total Hysterectomy | ||||||
Open (N = 118 255) | Othera (N = 106 820) | |||||
Cancer | No Cancer | p-value | Cancer | No Cancer | p-value | |
Operating Room Time | ||||||
(Mean, minutes) | 178.5 | 152.3 | <0.001 | 192.1 | 165.5 | <0.001 |
Hospital Length of Stay | ||||||
(Mean, days) | 3.6 | 2.7 | <0.001 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.032 |
Hospital Costs | ||||||
(Mean) | 11 396 | 8485 | <0.001 | 10 424 | 8606 | <0.001 |
Complications: Cancer vs. No Cancer | ||||||
Bleeding | ||||||
Odds Ratio | 1.65 | 1.13 | ||||
95% Confidence Interval | 1.48–1.84 | 0.93–1.37 | ||||
Infection | ||||||
Odds Ratio | 1.96 | 0.91 | ||||
95% Confidence Interval | 1.70–2.27 | 0.66–1.24 | ||||