Table 3 Comparisons of costs (CNY) among children with intussusception based on antibiotic administration (median, inter-quartile range, n, %).
Prophylactic antibiotics (n = 51) | No antibiotics (n = 137) | Z/χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-term efficacy (cured) | 51 (100.0) | 137 (100.0) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Inpatients days (hours) | 27.0 (20.5–37.5) | 21.0 (16.3–28.8) | −2.955 | 0.003 |
Total inpatient cost | 1201.7 (960.1, 1573.3) | 1120.6 (982.8, 1428.3) | −0.885 | 0.376 |
Imaging cost | 330.0 (330.0, 330.0) | 330.0 (330.0, 330.0) | −1.815 | 0.070 |
Laboratory cost | 42.0 (20.0, 45.0) | 25.0 (0.0, 50.0) | −0.244 | 0.807 |
Procedure cost | 232.0 (219.0, 245.0) | 220.0 (215.0, 227.0) | −4.278 | <0.001 |
Antibiotics cost | 205.0 (140.0, 333.0) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | −13.451 | <0.001 |
Bed cost | 50.0 (40.0, 80.0) | 50.0 (40.0, 60.0) | −0.003 | 0.998 |
Nursing cost | 9.0 (9.0, 18.0) | 9.0 (9.0, 18.0) | −0.933 | 0.351 |
Materials cost | 160.7 (139.4, 194.9) | 132.3 (96.9, 152.9) | −4.981 | <0.001 |
