Cost category | ECMO (n = 93) | CM (n = 92) | |||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean difference | p Value | Bootstrap mean difference (95% CI) | |
p Values were calculated using Student’s t test. Non-parametric bootstrap estimation was performed using 1000 replications, bias corrected. | |||||||
ECMO, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; CM, conventional management. | |||||||
Death | 393 | 601 | 765 | 646 | −372 | <0.0001 | −377 (−543 to −203) |
Transport | 1942 | 2787 | 268 | 703 | 1674 | <0.0001 | 1664 (1126 to 2253) |
Initial hospital stay | 20806 | 19559 | 5558 | 11892 | 15248 | <0.0001 | 15164 (10499 to 19785) |
Readmissions | 1157 | 3244 | 829 | 2317 | 328 | 0.430 | 345 (−472 to 1230) |
Outpatient care | 462 | 589 | 236 | 355 | 226 | 0.002 | 226 (95 to 366) |
Community care | 1270 | 1471 | 1019 | 2243 | 251 | 0.369 | 256 (−352 to 730) |
Other health service costs | 23 | 134 | 11 | 53 | 12 | 0.420 | 12 (−12 to 46) |
Total NHS costs | 26053 | 21058 | 8686 | 15489 | 17367 | <0.0001 | 17321 (12072 to 22224) |