Patient group | Cohort | N | Mean total cost ($A) | 95% CI | Mean difference ($A) | |
HMR | Historical | 80 | 41 416.51 | 33 603.44 | 49 229.58 | |
SP | 147 | 33 053.33 | 28 609.06 | 37 497.61 | 8363.17* | |
Surgical | Historical | 11 | 102 446.10 | −273.96 | 20 5166.1 | |
SP | 37 | 62 334.73 | 33 518.61 | 91 150.86 | 40 111.32 |
↵*P<0.05.
HMR, haematology, medical oncology and radiation oncology; SP, sepsis pathway.