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Table 5 Postoperative costs in US dollars of patients receiving intrathecal morphine (ITM) or Usual care. Data presented as median (interquartile range)

From: Intrathecal morphine is associated with reduction in postoperative opioid requirements and improvement in postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing open liver resection

Cost centre

ITM (n = 125)

Usual care (n = 91)

P-value

Allied health

$454 (362.7:933.8)

$366.6 (116.5:907.8)

0.002

Blood products

$171.4 (120.3:1012)

$1258 (92.46:3107)

0.21

Intensive care unit

$2385 (1692:3355)

$1600 (0:3375)

0.001

Medical

$1470 (1047:1945)

$1638 (1205:2318)

0.06

Medical emergency team

$216.8 (201.8:403.6)

$433.5 (263.5:605.4)

0.11

Pathology

$1227 (795.7:1804)

$898.4 (521:1440)

0.003

Pharmacy

$359.6 (280.1:518.5)

$344.1 (232.1:443)

0.08

Radiology

$312.6 (142:1016)

$231.6 (101.3:953.3)

0.65

Ward

$4516 (3605:6935)

$4824 (3781:6653)

0.35

Grand total

$11,640 (9106:17,247)

$10,338 (7419:18,664)

0.05