Cost of Health Service Use After Acute Care Hospital Stay for Total Knee Arthroplasty (1997/98) in 120 Patients
| Characteristic | Health service cost, Can$ | p value* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous passive motion (n = 40) | Slider board (n = 40) | Standardized exercise (n = 40) | |||||
| Mean (and SD) | Range | Mean (and SD) | Range | Mean (and SD) | Range | ||
| Transfers and readmissions | 1067.8 (1214.0) | 0–4074 | 1401.5 (1629.7) | 0–7372 | 1323.7 (2601.0) | 0–11 790 | 0.70 |
| Home care | 97.7 (139.6) | 0–543 | 187.7 (416.9) | 0–2231 | 141.1 (308.3) | 0–1 864 | 0.43 |
| Outpatient therapy | 94.5 (159.7) | 0–668 | 106.8 (160.9) | 0–624 | 188.7 (272.3) | 0–1 086 | 0.09 |
| Total | 1247.8 (1173.9) | 0–4135 | 1695.9 (44.1) | 0–8335 | 1653.4 (2659.5) | 0–11 790 | 0.53 |
↵* One-way analysis of variance.
SD = standard deviation.