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Table 3 Mean net costsa of care due to esophageal adenocarcinoma according to service category and phase of care, 2003–2011

From: Estimates and predictors of health care costs of esophageal adenocarcinoma: a population-based cohort study

Service category

Overall

Initial Phase

Continuing Care Phase

Terminal Phase

 

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

Mean (95% CI)

N

6022

4227

3521

6022

Outpatient visits

$1279 ($1215–$1343)

$155 ($148–$162)

$117 ($109–$125)

$1226 ($1161–$1291)

Emergency department visits

$209 ($188–$231)

$17 ($16–$18)

$9 ($8–$11)

$208 ($186–$230)

Same-day surgery

$179 ($164–$193)

$29 ($27–$31)

$27 ($24–$30)

$167 ($153–$182)

Inpatient hospitalization

$5501 ($5135–$5867)

$455 ($415–$494)

$343 ($296–$390)

$5297 ($4929–$5665)

Medications

$207 ($190–$225)

$46 ($41–$51)

$22 ($14–$30)

$224 ($208–$240)

Home care

$479 ($450 –$509)

$79 ($72–$86)

$47 ($39–$55)

$449 ($421–$478)

Continuing care

-$32 (−$47– -$17)

-$7 (−$11– -$2)

-$18 (−$25– -$12)

-$3 (−$15–$9)

Long-term care

-$44 (−$64– -$24)

-$11 (−$17– -$4)

-$24 (−$33– -$15)

$0 (−$15–$16)

Total net costs

$9002 ($8547–$9456)

$1016 ($955–$1078)

$669 ($594–$743)

$8678 ($8217–$9139)

  1. Net costs of care due to esophageal adenocarcinoma were generated using generalized estimating equations
  2. EAC esophageal adenocarcinoma, CI confidence intervals
  3. aMean health care costs are expressed in 2016 Canadian dollars per 30 patient-days