Table 2 Costs, length of hospital stay, and incremental estimates due to sepsis complication after surgery.

From: Cost of postoperative sepsis in Vietnam

 

Mean cost (USD)

Cost of sepsis, USD (% GDPa)

95% Bootstrap CI

P-value

 

No sepsis

Sepsis

N

5,996

5,996

   

Treatment cost

Cost of the index admission

878.5

1158.4

279.9 (10.9)

214.1–352.9

 < 0.001

30-day costs

Service cost for 30-day readmission

740.7

1008.2

267.4 (10.4)

209.6–332.0

 < 0.001

Drug cost for 30-day readmission

159.8

328.1

168.3 (6.6)

136.0–206.1

 < 0.001

Service cost for 30-day reexamination

47.3

52.9

5.5 (0.2)

− 2.3–17.1

0.195

Drug cost for 30-day reexamination

22.0

24.9

2.9 (0.1)

− 1.9–11.2

0.288

Total 30-day costs

1848.4

2572.6

724.1 (28.2)

553.7–891.7

 < 0.001

Difference in length of stay

Length of stay (days)

Length of hospital stay

11.6

13.5

1.9

1.5–2.3

 < 0.001

Total length of treatment within 30 days†

12.9

17.8

4.9

4.3–5.6

 < 0.001

  1. 95% CI 95% Confidence interval; All estimates were calculated using a matched sample.
  2. §Compared to GDP per capita in Vietnam in 2018 (2,566 USD).
  3. †Includes length of hospital stay in the treatment and 30-day readmission periods.
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