Single-Center, Multisurgeon Experience with a Sutureless Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Prosthesis: A Clinical Analysis in the United States

Table 4

Cost analysis of IPW-weighted populations in patients undergoing SLV vs. SAVR.

	SAVR	SLV	SMD
Total hospital costs (in USD)
Mean (SD)	75,152	78,945	0.118
Median (IQR)	75,512	79,025	0.108
Itemized costs (in USD)
Room costs, total	7,793	8,695	0.117
Pharmacy	6,889	7,074	0.031
Medical supplies, total	29,632	32,873	0.443
Pacemaker	6,889	7,040	0.275
Implant	11,163	16,568	1.078
ICU costs	12,461	12,256	0.021
Lab costs	2,457	2,312	0.072
Radiology	961	1,012	0.063
Operating room, total	9,088	8,466	0.147
RBC transfusion costs	294	205	0.187
Respiratory	2,835	3,374	0.141
Cardiology	2,034	1,993	0.039
Other services	112	107	0.022
Other costs	164	242	0.152

SAVR: surgical aortic valve replacement; SLV-: sutureless valve; IQR: interquartile range; SD: standard deviation; SMD: standardized mean difference; USD: United States dollar; CABG: coronary artery bypass graft surgery.