Table 4 All-cause mortality, HCRU and costs after orthopedic surgery in patients with/without S. aureus infection
From: Burden of Staphylococcus aureus infections after orthopedic surgery in Germany
Patients with SAI in the 365-d follow-up | Patients w/o SAI in the 365-d follow-up | p-value for differences between patients with/without SAI | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 1430 | 72,897 | |
Patients who died | |||
During index hospital stay,% | 0 | 1.27 | p < 0.001 |
Within 30 d, % | 0.35 | 1.40 | p < 0.001 |
Within 90 d, % | 4.90 | 2.79 | p < 0.001 |
Within 180 d, % | 11.61 | 3.91 | p < 0.001 |
Within 365 d, % | 22.38 | 5.31 | p < 0.001 |
365-d follow-up HCRU per patient-year | |||
No. of outpatient GP visits, Mean (SD) | 3.17 | 3.20 | p = 0.566 |
No. of outpatient specialist visits, Mean (SD) | 3.65 | 3.46 | p < 0.001 |
No. of all-cause hospitalizations, Mean (SD) a | 3.06 | 0.70 | p < 0.001 |
No. of hospital days, Mean (SD) a | 53.48 | 6.92 | p < 0.001 |
No. of outpatient prescriptions of antibiotics, Mean (SD) | 2.17 | 0.63 | p < 0.001 |
365-d follow-up costs (€) per patient-year | |||
Outpatient physician visits | 1149€ | 1011€ | p < 0.001 |
Outpatient all-agent medication | 2605€ | 1327€ | p < 0.001 |
Hospitalizations (incl. Inpatient drug treatment) b | 39,080€ | 11,444€ | p < 0.001 |
Total costs | 42,834€ | 13,781€ | p < 0.001 |