Complications, Not Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique, Are Associated with Increased Cost after Esophagectomy

Table 2

Median cost (% of total cost) IQR by cost center.

Cost center	Median (%) IQR					value
	All patients; ()	THE; ()	Open; ()	Hybrid; ()	MIE; ()
OR	$10,449 (33%); $9,108−	$7,703 (28%); $7,274−	$10,903 (31%); $9,992−	$10,099 (35%); $9,081−	$15,732 (44%); $11,721−	<0.001
Non-ICU room and board	$8,294 (26%); $6,791−	$5,556 (20%); $5,261−	$8,334 (24%); $6,660−	$8,294 (29%); $6,945−	$10,845 (31%); $8,294−	0.005
ICU	$4,414 (14%); $3,111−	$8,117 (29%); $4,139−	$8,277 (24%); $4,541−	$4,316 (15%); $2,270−	$4,139 (12%); $2,270−	0.085
Anesthesia	$2,204 (7%); $1,918−	$1,644 (6%); $1,413−	$2,374 (7%); $2,016−	$2,148 (7%); $1,920−	$2,946 (8%); $2,382−	<0.001
Lab	$1,807 (6%); $1,274−	$1,610 (6%); $1,294−	$2,238 (6%); $1,782−	$1,692 (6%); $1,167−	$1,817 (12%); $1,570−	0.271
Other	$3,706 (12%); $749−	$3,411 (12%); $1,311−	$6,067 (17%); $1,544−	$3,518 (12%); $0−	$4,151 (12%); $2,241−	0.659
Total	$31,375; $26,487−	$27,835; $23,626−	$35,002; $24,589−	$28,710; $26,469−	$35,508; 30,101−	0.135

Other costs comprise pharmacy, radiology, cardiac, and physical therapy costs.
values indicate Kruskal-Wallis one-way test analysis of variance for continuous variables.
IQR: interquartile range. ICU: intensive care unit. OR: operating room. THE: transhiatal esophagectomy. MIE: minimally invasive esophagectomy.