Table 5

Cumulative mean and median hospital costs incurred by patients with or without surgical site complications within 30 days of transplantation, 6 and 12 months after transplantation

Time periodCumulative mean cost per patient, $Cumulative median cost per patient, $
No surgical site complicationSurgical site complicationDifferenceNo surgical site complicationSurgical site complicationDifference
Within 6 mo after transplantation8128.849669.321540.483460.505259.431798.93
Within 12 mo after transplantation11 770.1612 462.67692.514879.277557.252677.98