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Table 2 Cost attributable to SSI-CRAN

From: Economic impact of a care bundle to prevent surgical site infection after craniotomy: a cost-analysis study

 

Study period 2013–17 (n = 1017)

No SSI-CRAN (n = 911)

SSI-CRAN (n = 106)

Superficial incisional (n = 10)

Deep incisional (n = 19)

Organ-space (n = 77)

Total (n = 106)

1-year hospital stay

Mean days ± SE

16.5 ± 23.5

31.8 ± 40.6

 

27.1 ± 28.7

 

48.1 ± 29.5

 

42.8 ± 31.5

 

Mean cost (€) ± SE

8,030.4 ± 346.5

14,827.9 ± 5,710.8

 

12,740.7 ± 2,930.4

 

22,088.1 ± 1.494.2

 

19,727.7 ± 1,358.3

 

95% CI

7,350.3– 8,710.4

1,909.3–27,746.7

 

6,584.2–18,897.2

 

19,112.1–25,063.9

 

17,034.5–22,420.9

 

Sub-total cost (€)

6,687,078

141,379.62

 

228,963.85

 

1,647,650.54

 

2,017,994

 

Cost of re-intervention (€)

Number of cases, n (%)

3

(30)

10

(52.6)

72

(93.5)

85

(80.2)

Mean re-intervention per patient ± SE

0.5 ± 0.3

 

0.6 ± 0.2

 

1.7 ± 0.1

 

1.4 ± 0.1

 

Mean cost ± SE

414 ± 234.5

 

508.4 ± 138

 

1182.9 ± 79.5

 

989.4 ± 72.8

 

95% CI

116.6–944.6

 

218.4–798.4

 

1,024–1,341.2

 

845–1133.8

 

Sub-total cost (€)

3600

 

8400

 

79,200

 

91,200

 

Cost of implant (€)

Number of cases, n (%)

1

(10)

1

(5.2)

28

(36.4)

30

(28.3)

Mean cost ± SE

2712 ± 514.5

2163 ± 405.4

95% CI

1687.4–3736.6

1359.2–2966.8

Sub-total cost (€)

10,820

9635.5

208,826.8

229,282.42

Cost of antibiotic treatment (€)

Number of cases, n (%)

5

(50)

13

(68.4)

71

(92.2)

89

(83.9)

Mean cost ± SE

1097.8 ± 728.29

 

804.6 ± 258.7

 

1540.2 ± 207.1

 

1366.6 ± 172.37

 

95% CI

549.7–2745.3

 

261.1–1348.2

 

1127.7–1952.7

 

1024.8–1708.4

 

Sub-total cost (€)

10,977.7

 

15,287.7

 

118,594.4

 

144,859.8

 

Total cost (€)

Number of cases

911

10

 

19

 

77

 

106

 

Mean cost ± SE

8,030.8 ± 346.5

17,424.8 ± 6,686.7

 

14,560.9 ± 3,564.1

 

27,525 ± 1,611.7

 

24,248.5 ± 1,547.2

 

95% CI

7350.6–8710.9

2298.5–32,551.2

 

7073.1–22,048.7

 

24,315.2–30,735.1

 

21,180.6–27,316.4

 

Total cost

7,315,668

172,567.3

 

276,207.1

 

2,116,941

 

2,568,716.1

 
  1. CI confidence interval, SE standard error, SSI-CRAN surgical site infection after craniotomy