Comparison of length of stay and hospital costs between the two treatment groups
| EV-Only vs IV+EV Entire cohort (n=90) | EV-Only vs IV+EV Onset to presentation ≤4.5 hours (n=64) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV-Only (n=52) | IV+EV (n=38) | p Value | EV-Only (n=26) | IV+EV (n=38) | p Value | |
| Total cost, $ | 33 810 (13 505) | 40 743 (17 177) | 0.024* | 31 621 (12 874) | 40 743 (17 177) | 0.027* |
| Direct cost, $ | 23 034 (8786) | 28 711 (11 406) | 0.007* | 22 087 (9228) | 28 711 (11 406) | 0.017* |
| Indirect cost, $ | 10 777 (5104) | 12 032 (6311) | 0.39 | 9534 (3928) | 12 032 (6311) | 0.09 |
| Length of stay, days | 8 (6) | 8 (6) | 0.86 | 6 (4) | 8 (6) | 0.34 |
| Length of ICU stay, days† | 2.1 (2.1) | 2.2 (1.5) | 0.48 | 2 (2.2) | 2.2 (1.5) | 0.23 |
All values shown are mean (SD).
*Significance level is set at 0.05.
†ICU stay comparison is for 39 patients in the EV-Only group and 30 patients in the IV+EV group for the entire cohort and 20 patients in the EV-Only group and 30 patients in the IV+EV group for the ≤4.5 hours cohort.
EV-Only, endovascular therapy alone group; ICU, intensive care unit; IV+EV, endovascular therapy following IV rt-PA administration group.