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Table 4 Mean total costs (in EURO) during 12 months follow-up (main analysis)*

From: Surgery is more cost-effective than splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome in the Netherlands: results of an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial

Costs

Surgery (n = 79)

Splint (n = 88)

Difference **

Direct health care costs

216 (161)

273 (163)

-57 (-103;-10)

Direct non-health care costs

366 (1,213)

412 (1,124)

-46 (-379;325)

Total direct costs

582 (1,256)

684 (1,198)

-103 (-472;316)

Indirect costs

1,544 (3,508)

1,427 (4,514)

118 (-1,034;1,448)

Total costs

2,126 (4,618)

2,111 (5,568)

15 (-1,458;1,913)

  1. EURO 1 = US $0.90; * Presented are the mean (standard deviation) costs; ** Presented are the differences in mean costs between the treatment groups (95% confidence interval obtained by bias corrected and accelerated bootstrapping).