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Table 4 Adjusted median incremental costs in CKD patients with hospital complications within 90 days from hospital admission

From: Health care costs associated with hospital acquired complications in patients with chronic kidney disease

 

Potentially preventable complicationsa

All complicationsb

Incremental cost (95% CI)*

≥1 complication

7522 (7219–7824)

6612 (6278–6946)

One

4676 (4332–5020)

4755 (4428–5122)

2–3

14,184 (13,658–14,73)

12,163 (11,659–12,557)

4–5

21,882 (20,809–22,955)

21,062 (20,184–21,940)

>5

38,632 (36,870–40,394)

35,843 (34,733–36,953)

  1. aAdjusted for age, admission type (elective vs urgent), gender, LOS, severity of CKD, non-preventable complications, and 16 comorbid conditions
  2. bAdjusted for age, admission type (elective vs urgent), gender, severity of CKD, and 16 comorbid conditions
  3. - Reference; admissions without HAC or P-HAC. *All analyses were statistically significant (P_value < 0.05)
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