Table 2 Differences in costs and lengths of hospital stay between patients with multidrug-resistant (MDR) and non-MDR bacterial pneumonia.
Organisms | A. baumannii | p value | P. aeruginosa | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group | MRAB-P (n = 48) | Non-MDR A. baumannii (n = 48) | MRPA-P (n = 20) | Non-MDR P. aeruginosa (n = 20) | ||
LOS (days) | ||||||
Mean (± SD) | 60.8 (± 34.1) | 41.5 (± 37.5) | 0.01 | 55.1 (± 35.2) | 40.8 (± 37.5) | 0.221 |
Median (IQR) | 53.5 (34.5–80.0) | 25.7 (17.8–59.5) |  < 0.01 | 44.0 (31.3–85.0) | 28.4 (11.8–62.0) | 0.126 |
LOS difference (days) | 19.3 (± 50.5) |  | 14.3 (± 45.8) |  | ||
Hospital cost ($) | ||||||
Mean (± SD) | 42,484 (± 24,986) | 23,651 (± 19,187) |  < 0.01 | 40,950 (± 30,088) | 28.700 (± 26,712) | 0.181 |
Median (IQR) | 41,960 (19,985–55,931) | 20,000 (9174–32,627) |  < 0.01 | 31,351 (18.486–72,316) | 24,334 (4933–45,698) | 0.168 |
Hospital cost difference ($) mean (± SD) | 18,833 (± 33,236) |  | 12,250 (± 33,447) |  | ||
