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Table 2 The cost of hospitalisations before and after case conference (costs in AUD$)

From: Case conference primary-secondary care planning at end of life can reduce the cost of hospitalisations

 

Full results

Excluding service utilisation outlier

 

Before CC (Range)

After CC (Range)

Difference (95 % CIs)

Before CC (Range)

After CC (Range)

Difference (95 % CIs)

All hospitalisations

88

105

 

82

90

 

Average patient length of stay, days

7.3 (4.7; 9.2)

6.8 (3.9; 13.2)

0.5 (−2.0; 3.0)*

7.3 (4.7; 9.2)

6.7 (3.6; 13.2)

0.6 (−1.8; 3.0)*

Average cost per day, $

$1386 (1353; 1415)

$1393 (1312; 1483)

-$7 (54.0; −68.0)*

$1357 (1266; 1432)

$1411 (1312; 1483)

$-54 (5.0;-113.0

Average cost per hospitalisation, $

$10,119

$9473

$646

$9890

$9502

$388

Average no. of hospitalisations

8.9 (3.9; 13.9)

1.3 (0.4; 2.1)

7.7a

6.0 (9.7; 2.3)

1.1 (0.5; 1.7)

4.9b

   

Savings

  

Savings

Average total cost per patient, $

$90,060

$11,841c

$78,218

$59,342

$10,453

$48,890

Cost saving per day, $

$214

$134

Cost saving per patient, $

$41,023

$25,274

  1. *Bolded text indicates statistically significant difference, p < 0.05
  2. a86 % reduction
  3. b82 % reduction
  4. cIncluding AUD$979 per case conference