Table 3 Outcome comparison among groups (12 months follow up)
Chordoma / chondrosarcoma | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | p-value | Combined cohort | |
Variable | Skull and face | Vertebral column | Sacrum/ coccyx | ||
Total N = 2041 | n = 1214 (69.1%) | n = 297 (16.9%) | n = 246 (14%) | N = 1757 | |
Index hospitalization outcomes | |||||
Length of stay, median (IQR) | 4 (2, 8) | 6 (3, 10) | 7 (3, 13) | <.0001 | 5 (2, 9) |
Prolonged LOS (> Q3 + 1.5*IQR), n (%) | 54 (4.4%) | 23 (7.7%) | 10 (4%) | 0.0501 | 87 (4.9%) |
Payment, median (IQR) | 35,490 (19,358, 70,885) | 40,476 (17,262, 111,365) | 44,038 (21,954, 93,871) | 0.0024 | 37,575 (19,307, 81,444) |
Discharge home, n (%) | 1087 (89.5%) | 222 (74.7%) | 179 (72.7%) | <.0001 | 1488 (84.6%) |
Complications, n (%) | 368 (30.3%) | 105 (35.3%) | 107 (43.5%) | 0.0002 | 580 (33%) |
Post discharge outcomes, 30 days | |||||
ER admission, n (%) | 118 (9.7%) | 35 (11.7%) | 44 (17.8%) | 0.001 | 197 (11.2%) |
Hospital re-admission, n (%) | 126 (10.3%) | 69 (23.2%) | 75 (30.4%) | <.0001 | 270 (15.3%) |
Complications, n (%) | 214 (17.6%) | 72 (24.2%) | 73 (29.6%) | <.0001 | 359 (20.4%) |
Post discharge outcomes, 3 months | |||||
Hospital admissions | |||||
Admitted, n (%) | 251 (20.6%) | 114 (38.3%) | 110 (44.7%) | <.0001 | 475 (27%) |
# readmissions, median (IQR) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 2) | <.0001 | 0 (0, 1) |
Payments, median (IQR), for Admitted | 24,116 (11,216, 56,575) | 40,277 (17,418, 90,354) | 42,242 (24,991, 122,030) | <.0001 | 33,756 (14,227, 75,308) |
Outpatient services | |||||
# services, median (IQR) | 67 (24, 126) | 58 (29, 106) | 64 (29, 122) | 0.4646 | 65 (26, 122) |
Payments, median (IQR) | 20,522 (4201, 55,275) | 14,050 (4283, 36,340) | 13,280 (4199, 33,430) | 0.0026 | 17,476 (4203, 48,565) |
Medication refills | |||||
# refills, median (IQR) | 8 (2, 16) | 8 (2, 17) | 10 (1, 17) | 0.64 | 8 (2, 16) |
Payments, median (IQR) | 405 (24, 1149) | 389 (0, 1977) | 676 (11, 2243) | 0.0072 | 417 (19, 1355) |
Overall payments, median (IQR) | 27,590 (6011, 68,534) | 25,968 (7250, 76,901) | 35,819 (8071, 87,857) | 0.0446 | 28,292 (6591, 71,439) |
Post discharge outcomes, 6 months | |||||
Hospital admissions | |||||
Admitted, n (%) | 368 (30.3%) | 134 (45.1%) | 137 (55.6%) | <.0001 | 639 (36.3%) |
# readmissions, median (IQR) | 0 (0, 1) | 0 (0, 1) | 1 (0, 2) | <.0001 | 0 (0, 1) |
Payments, median (IQR), for Admitted | 26,702 (10,917, 64,297) | 46,796 (17,418, 119,961) | 51,364 (24,491, 145,701) | <.0001 | 363,19 (13,396, 84,076) |
Outpatient services | |||||
# services, median (IQR) | 113 (50, 189) | 105 (53, 190) | 119 (59, 202) | 0.1221 | 112 (52, 192) |
Payments, median (IQR) | 35,221 (10,151, 79,143) | 25,831 (9187, 69,684) | 26,880 (8842, 65,760) | 0.0661 | 31,478 (9713, 76,301) |
Medication refills | |||||
# refills, median (IQR) | 15 (5, 27) | 13 (2, 30) | 19 (4, 34) | 0.1484 | 15 (4, 28) |
Payments, median (IQR) | 804 (75, 2198) | 759 (13, 3411) | 1458 (86, 4692) | 0.0024 | 869 (60, 2587) |
Overall payments, median (IQR) | 48,508 (15,360, 99,994) | 49,425 (13,997, 129,738) | 60,853 (17,459, 158,391) | 0.0063 | 51,088 (15,378, 109,462) |
Post discharge outcomes, 12 months | |||||
Hospital admissions | |||||
Admitted, n (%) | 538 (44.3%) | 157 (52.8%) | 159 (64.6%) | <.0001 | 854 (48.6%) |
# readmissions, median (IQR) | 0 (0, 1) | 1 (0, 2) | 1 (0, 4) | <.0001 | 0 (0, 1) |
Payments, median (IQR), for Admitted | 30,079 (11,720, 70,475) | 53,276 (16,831, 128,733) | 71,960 (27,585, 211,350) | <.0001 | 41,437 (14,960, 104,371) |
Outpatient services | |||||
# services, median (IQR) | 166 (90, 276) | 165 (92, 285) | 211 (111, 328) | 0.0002 | 173 (93, 287) |
Payments, median (IQR) | 51,375 (18,632, 105,100) | 40,646 (16,729, 113,428) | 48,804 (20,146, 100,134) | 0.5921 | 49,700 (17,715, 105,100) |
Medication refills | |||||
# refills, median (IQR) | 26 (8, 49) | 22 (5, 51) | 33 (10, 59) | 0.0389 | 26 (8, 51) |
Payments, median (IQR) | 1477 (189, 4113) | 1470 (70, 7827) | 2499 (203, 8708) | 0.0005 | 1573 (161, 5102) |
Overall payments, median (IQR) | 72,294 (28,832, 146,914) | 76,827 (28,237, 193,631) | 101,475 (39,062, 244,231) | <.0001 | 77,225 (29,520, 163,677) |