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Table 2 Average total and annual inpatient and day case hospital admission costs over the 5 years following THR, by revised PJI and comparator patients

From: What are the inpatient and day case costs following primary total hip replacement of patients treated for prosthetic joint infection: a matched cohort study using linked data from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode Statistics

 

Revised PJI group (n = 422)

Comparator group (n = 1923)

Adjusted difference in costs (£) (95% confidence interval)

Adjusted cost (£)

Adjusted cost (£)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

1st year post-primary

14,686 (816)

1959 (111)

12,727 (11,094 to 14,360)

2nd year post-primary

10,575 (682)

1503 (91)

9071 (7719 to 10,424)

3rd year post-primary

6974 (580)

1512 (97)

5462 (4306 to 6618)

4th year post-primary

5168 (501)

1584 (131)

3584 (2611 to 4557)

5th year post-primary

4427 (431)

1568 (101)

2859 (1999 to 3720)

Total over 5 years

41,633 (1303)

8181 (289)

33,452 (30,828 to 36,077)

  1. Marginal means after adjusting for excess zero; adjusted for age, sex, ASA grade, diagnosis of osteoarthritis, operation date, Charlson Comorbidity Index, bearing surface and procedure