The Cost of Prolonged Hospitalization due to Postthyroidectomy Hypocalcemia: A Case-Control Study

Table 3

Hospitalization details.

	Normocalcemic group ()	Hypocalcemic group ()
Total number of days hospitalized (SD)	3.1 (1.0)	5.7 (3.6)	<0.001
Average cost of total number of days hospitalized (SD)	10,495.57$ (3,299.90$)	18,976.92$ (12,128.57$)	<0.001
Number of days hospitalized after drain removal (SD)	0.8 (1.1)	2.5 (3.4)	<0.001
Average cost of days hospitalized after drain removal (SD)	2,534.32$ (3,677.53$)	8,367.32$ (11,339.50$)	<0.001

Based on the average cost of one day of hospitalization on the ward.