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Table 5 Resource Utilization among Cancer Patients with Empiric Fluconazole Antifungal Therapy by Treatment Failure

From: Fluconazole for empiric antifungal therapy in cancer patients with fever and neutropenia

 

Treatment Failure

No Treatment Failure

Difference

P

R 2

N

42

61

   

LOS, day

     

   Unadjusted Mean (SE)

30.3 (1.9)

23.7 (1.5)

6.6

0.007

 

   Median (range)

27 (8–73)

22 (4–55)

5.0

  

   Adjusted Mean (SE) *

30.7 (1.6)

23.4 (1.3)

7.3

0.001

0.34

Total Costs per patient, $

     

   Unadjusted Mean (SE)

71,122 (6,432)

55,234 (5,337)

15,888

0.060

 

   Median (range)

56,924 (10,647–275,130)

47,642 (3,416–268,447)

9,282

  

   Adjusted Mean (SE) *

72,921 (6,118)

53,996 (5,068)

18,925

0.020

0.18

  1. LOS, length of stay; SE, standard error;
  2. * Adjusted for age, gender, insurance status (uninsured or Medicaid), DRG weight and length of stay before empiric fluconazole therapy.