Table 2 Summary of the utilizations of staplers and classified hospital costs associated with VATS lobectomy for lung cancer in the created two stapler groups
Study group | ECHELON powered stapler | ECHELON manual stapler | P value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 296 | 92 | |||||||
Outcomes | Mean | SD | Median | Q1-Q3 | Mean | SD | Median | Q1-Q3 | |
Utilized number of staplers and cartridges | |||||||||
Staplers | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.627 | ||||
Cartridges | 7.0 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0.076 | ||||
Classified hospital costs | |||||||||
Staplers costs | ¥24,645 | ¥10,592 | ¥21,437 | (¥18,996–¥26,319) | ¥23,255 | ¥10,291 | ¥21,058 | (¥16,845–¥24,570) | 0.656 |
Disposable supplies costs | ¥9853 | ¥3022 | ¥9913 | (¥7769–¥11,793) | ¥10,518 | ¥3638 | ¥10,358 | (¥8707–¥12,064) | 0.080 |
Drug costs | ¥10,079 | ¥4504 | ¥10,161 | (¥7737–¥9212) | ¥14,066 | ¥5352 | ¥13,592 | (¥7298–¥8395) | < 0.001 |
Operation related costs | ¥7743 | ¥2279 | ¥8257 | (¥1780–¥2731) | ¥7523 | ¥1731 | ¥7683 | (¥1834–¥2576) | < 0.001 |
Laboratory tests costs | ¥10,264 | ¥4209 | ¥10,323 | (¥59,307–¥70,450) | ¥11,215 | ¥3723 | ¥10,900 | (¥63,141–¥74,624) | 0.077 |
Other utilized hospital resources costs | ¥2253 | ¥892 | ¥2269 | (¥1780–¥2731) | ¥2229 | ¥743 | ¥2179 | (¥1834–¥2576) | 0.524 |
Total hospital costs | ¥64,836 | ¥8928 | ¥64,322 | (¥59,307–¥70,450) | ¥68,806 | ¥10,616 | ¥67,298 | (¥63,141–¥74,624) | < 0.001 |