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Table 3 Healthcare cost and utilization metrics

From: Outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with cancer

Healthcare cost and utilization: median (IQR)

Patients with cancer

Patients without cancer

Length of stay* (days)

6 (3–10)

5 (3–9)

Total charges per hospitalization* (USD)

$ 30,885 (16,308–61,113)

$ 27,273 (15,271–53,340)

AHRQ Elixhauser risk of readmission score*

31 (23–41)

12 (4–22)

  1. Healthcare cost and utilization metrics in hospitalized PE patients with and without cancer
  2. IQR interquartile range, USD US dollar, AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  3. *P < 0.0001