Table 4 Increased hospital charges and lengths of stay for treatment complications.
From: Treatment course and outcomes following drug and alcohol-related traumatic injuries
Complication | Incremental Increase in Charges | Incremental Increase in Length of Stay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Dollars (US$) | Fold Increase1 | Days | Fold Increase |
Renal Failure | $60,174.22 | 4.8 | 24.0 | 5.8 |
Bacteremia | $58,776.73 | 4.7 | 24.8 | 6.0 |
Pneumonia | $52,442.26 | 4.3 | 22.2 | 5.5 |
Intra-Abdominal Abscess | $50,726.11 | 4.2 | 33.0 | 7.6 |
Compartment Syndrome | $37,169.68 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 3.7 |
Skin Breakdown | $34,284.75 | 3.2 | 32.6 | 7.6 |
Wound Infection | $32,092.39 | 3.0 | 26.5 | 6.3 |
Pneumothorax | $31,812.20 | 3.0 | 16.3 | 4.3 |
Hypothermia | $27,505.99 | 2.7 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
DVT (Lower Extremity) | $24,554.94 | 2.6 | 23.7 | 5.8 |
Pulmonary Embolus | $23,806.46 | 2.5 | 17.0 | 4.4 |
Aspiration Pneumonia | $16,814.81 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 4.0 |
Esophageal Intubation | $10,304.99 | 1.7 | 12.5 | 3.5 |
All infection-related | $43,809.12 | 3.8 | 21.0 | 5.2 |
All vascular-related | $27,463.63 | 2.7 | 17.8 | 4.6 |