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Table 5 Estimation of ICU costs

From: Influence on ICU course, outcome and costs for lung transplantation after implementation of the new Swiss transplantation law

 

Transplantation law

 

SOAS classification

 

LAS quartile

  
 

Pre (n = 42)

Post (n = 37)

P value

Regular

Urgency

P value

Q1 to Q3

Q4

P value

ICU (euros)

10,000 (7,000–22,500)

10,500 (7,000–49,000)

0.76

8,000 (6,000–28,000)

39,000 (26,000–61,000)

0.07

8,000 (6,000–10,000)

39,000 (21,000–61,000)

0.02

MV (euros)

1,000 (500–3,500)

1,000 (500–9,000)

0.88

500 (500–6,500)

8,500 (6,500–9,000)

0.06

500 (500–1,000)

8,750 (4,250–13,750)

0.01

ECMO (euros)

5,000 (5,000–5,000)

15,000 (15,000–22,000)

0.67

15,000 (2,000–15,000)

26,500 (22,000–31,000)

0.2

8,500 (2,000–15,000)

22,000 (15,000–31,000)

0.3

Total ICU costs

10,000 (7,000–22,500)

10,500 (7,000–49,000)

0.82

8,500 (6,500–35,400)

64,050 (34,500–81600)

0.05

8,500 (6,500–11,000)

47,750 (25,250–102,050)

0.02

  1. Data are median (IQR).
  2. ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ICU, intensive care unit; MV, mechanical ventilation.