Evidence-Based Medicine
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Clin Cases. Jul 26, 2024; 12(21): 4673-4679
Published online Jul 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i21.4673
Table 1 Comparison of total hospitalization costs and length of stay for different surgical procedures in the same diagnosis-related group
DRG
Surgery classification
Total hospitalization expenses
        The number of days in hospital
Median (quartiles)
χ2
P value
Median
(upper and lower quartiles)
χ2
P value
HB11158.75< 0.0001125.9< 0.0001
Liver resection74463.5
(60025.5, 94356)3
9
(7, 12)2
Pancreaticoduodenectomy142663
(133720, 179562.25)1
20
(14.25, 24.75)1
Pancreatectomy102252.5
(95235, 119203.25)2
13.5
(11, 18.75)1
HB13234.83< 0.0001131.83< 0.0001
Liver resection63929
(51004.75, 78147)3
7
(7, 10.25)3
Pancreaticoduodenectomy136335
(120212, 165313.5)1
16
(12.5, 22)1
Pancreatectomy92788.5
(79258.5, 105594.25)2
10.5
(8, 14.25)2
HB1544.60< 0.000115.060.0005
Liver resection67274.5
(54285.25, 81836.25)2
9.5
(7, 13)2
Pancreaticoduodenectomy134561
(114775, 150848)1
19
(11, 22)1
Pancreatectomy82528
(76816, 95098)1
11
(8, 13.5)2
Table 2 Proportion of various expenses under same diagnosis-related group group and same surgery, %
DRG
Surgery classification
Average medical expense ratio
Average proportion of nursing expenses
Average proportion of medical technology expenses
Average management fee ratio
Average proportion of consumables expenses
Average proportion of drug expenses
HB11Liver resection12.391.093.053.0538.5937.45
Pancreaticoduodenectomy10.691.572.852.8534.8043.05
Pancreatectomy11.381.403.013.0136.4542.32
HB13Liver resection14.131.072.882.8843.0431.87
Pancreaticoduodenectomy10.951.492.652.6538.2340.81
Pancreatectomy12.661.252.692.6940.0338.44
HB15Liver resection13.551.153.003.0043.1331.94
Pancreaticoduodenectomy11.101.523.833.8335.9141.90
Pancreatectomy13.041.342.732.7340.3337.35