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Table 3 Mean postoperative inpatient cost breakdown for patients undergoing head and neck oncologic resection with microvascular reconstruction

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a postoperative clinical care pathway in head and neck surgery with microvascular reconstruction

 

Control (CAD)

Pathway (CAD)

Incremental cost (CAD)

Cost reduction

Mean inpatient ward cost

$15,975

$10,756

- $5219

32.7%

Mean return to OR cost

$883

$310

- $573

64.9%

Mean ICU costs

$5,875

$5,498

- $377

6.4%

Mean total postoperative inpatient cost

$22,733

$16,564

- $6,169

27.1%