From: What are the short-term annual cost savings associated with kidney transplantation?
Period | Low-cost group | Medium-cost group | High-cost group |
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Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Full sample | |||
Before KT | $51,240 ($25,792) | $71,840 ($22,835) | $97,450 ($41,236) |
After KT | $42,400 ($14,828) | $54,318 ($39,739) | $71,890 ($54,560) |
Mean annual cost savings per patient, (95% CI) | $8839 (−$7719, $19,582) | $17,523 ($10,319, $22,072) | $25,560 ($16,570, $33,214) |
Recipients of a deceased donor kidney | |||
Before KT | $55,618 ($22,468) | $71,316 ($24,029) | $97,488 ($42,579) |
After KT | $41,178 ($15,034) | $53,995 ($42,125) | $74,915 ($56,716) |
Mean annual cost savings per patient, (95% CI) | $14,440 ($4374, $21,005) | $17,321 ($8986, $22,813) | $22,573 ($12,940, $30,709) |
Recipients of a living donor kidney | |||
Before KT | – | $74,171 ($16,573) | $97,294 ($36,238) |
After KT | – | $55,749 ($27,060) | $59,473 ($43,746) |
Mean annual cost savings per patient, (95% CI) | – | $18,421 ($10,664, $25,597) | $37,820 ($15,092, $57,949) |