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Table 3 Cost, length of stay, and MMEs administered in patients receiving either TAP catheters or thoracic epidural analgesia. Values are reported as median (IQR [range])

From: Comparison of transversus abdominis plane catheters with thoracic epidurals for cost and length of stay in open colorectal surgeries: a cohort study

 

TAP catheter (N = 52)

Thoracic Epidural (N = 24)

p value

Total cost ($), direct

7298 (4646 [2789–22307])

6913 (6280 [3284–24727])

0.660

Total cost ($), indirect

6363 (5130 [1889–23968])

5507 (4716 [2204–21070])

0.220

Length of stay, days

4.50 (4 [1–17])

5.00 (3.75 [2–21])

0.664

VAS score

4.68 (1.90 [1.25–7.24])

5.09 (2.69 [2.19–8.22])

0.275

MMEs

30.00 (106.75 [0–462.5])

97.88 (183.13 [0–889.50])

0.008

  1. VAS Visual Analog Scale, TAP Transversus abdominis plane, MME Morphine milligram equivalents, IQR Interquartile range