Table 2 Costs associated with inpatient and outpatient interventions

From: Cost effectiveness of outpatient lumbar discectomy

	Setting		p value
	Inpatient (N = 20)	Outpatient (N = 20)	p value
Operatory Room Costs	€883.73	€630.14	< 0.001
Drugs and related	€44.39	€24.63	< 0.001
OR supplies	€79.54	€69.43	0.014
Staff	€560.08	€468.38	< 0.001
Other costs	€199.72	€67.70	< 0.001
Hotel Costs	€593.93	−
Drugs and related	€39.73	−
Medical supplies	€57.28	−
Staff	€355.53	−
Other costs	€112.57	−
Diagnostic tests	€28.83	−
Overall Costs	€1477.66	€630.14	< 0.001

OR costs are costs related with the procedure. Hotel costs are costs related with hospital stay. N, number. OR, Operatory Room. Values are presented as mean

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