Attributable Costs of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Table 2

Medical costs according to service components in patients with and without POAF.

Services	With POAF (THB)	Without POAF (THB)	Mean difference (THB)	value
Pharmacy	43,328	24,118	19,210	<0.001
Supplies and devices	103,933	90,628	13,304	<0.001
Room, board, and nursing	26,771	18,593	8,178	<0.001
Laboratory and testing	23,948	17,709	6,238	<0.001
Operations	56,062	50,309	5,753	<0.001
Others	20,571	15,861	4,709	<0.001
Total cost	274,613	217,219	54,393	<0.001

Independent t-test. POAF, postoperative atrial fibrillation; THB, Thai Baht.