Table 3 Mean/total actual cost of treatment, peer group average cost and discrepancy between actual cost and peer group average cost, stratified by severity of injury (ISS≤12) and type of transport performed
Pre-hospital | Inter-hospital | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Difference (%) | Total | Difference (%) | |
All patients | ||||
Mean cost (95% CI) | $25,162 ($929 - $102,918) | $42,604 ($1,115 - $166,784) | ||
Mean peer group average cost (95% CI) | $23,318 ($1,957 - $109,832) | $2,532 (−10.1%) | $40,579 ($2,219 - $109,831) | $2,875 (−6.7%) |
Total cost | $12,329,618 | $8,265,152 | ||
Total peer group average cost | $11,169,124 | $1,197,550 (−9.7%) | $7,750,526 | $546,276 (−6.6%) |
ISS ≤12 | ||||
Mean cost (95% CI) | $8,549 ($802 - $27,716) | $18,564 ($850 - $46,592) | ||
Mean peer group average cost (95% CI) | $7,450 ($1,626 - $19,138) | $1,230 (−14.4%) | $12,683 ($1,539 - $44,490) | $5,881 (−31.7%) |
Total cost | $1,966,196 | $853,947 | ||
Total peer group average cost | $1,676,169 | $271,818 (−13.8%) | $583,435 | $270,512 (−31.7%) |
ISS >12 | ||||
Mean cost (95% CI) | $36,622 ($1,284 - $150,941) | $51,676 ($1,115 - $186,238) | ||
Mean peer group average cost (95% CI) | $36,603 ($3,827 - $109,832) | $1,316 (−3.6%) | $50,595 ($4,460 - $109,832) | $2,803 (−5.4%) |
Total cost | $8,056,861 | $5,839,397 | ||
Total peer group average cost | $7,833,132 | $278,993 (−3.5%) | $5,565,468 | $305,579 (−5.2%) |