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Table 2 Resource use during the STAR trial and follow-up at four years

From: The STAR care pathway for patients with chronic pain after total knee replacement: four-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

 

Usual Care

Intervention

Variable

N (110)

Mean

[95% CI]

N (227)

Mean

[95% CI]

Number of Day case admissions

      

STAR (0–1 year)

110

0.05

(0.00, 0.10)

227

0.06

(0.03,0.09)

STAR FU (1–4 Years)

67

0.30

(0.16,0.43)

159

0.12

(0.06,0.18)

4 Year Total (0–4 Years)

67

0.37

(0.23,0.52)

159

0.17

(0.10,0.24)

Number of Short stay admissions (< 2 days)

      

STAR (0–1 year)

110

0.07

(0.02,0.13)

227

0.03

(0.01,0.05)

STAR FU (1–4 Years)

67

0.01

(-0.01,0.04)

159

0.03

(0.00,0.05)

4 Year Total (0–4 Years)

67

0.10

(0.01,0.20)

159

0.06

(0.02,0.09)

Number of Long stay admissions (≥ 2 days)

      

STAR (0–1 year)

110

0.13

(0.05,0.20)

227

0.05

(0.02,0.08)

STAR FU (1–4 Years)

67

0.18

(0.06,0.30)

159

0.12

(0.06,0.18)

4 Year Total (0–4 Years)

67

0.28

(0.14,0.42)

159

0.17

(0.09,0.25)

Number of Total admissions

      

STAR (0–1 year)

110

0.25

(0.13,0.38)

227

0.13

(0.09,0.18)

STAR FU (1–4 Years)

67

0.49

(0.30,0.69)

159

0.26

(0.17,0.36)

4 Year Total (0–4 Years)

67

0.76

(0.50,1.03)

159

0.40

(0.28,0.52)

Number of Outpatient speciality appointments

      

STAR (0–1 year)

110

7.43

(5.95,8.90)

227

7.25

(6.25,8.24)

STAR FU (1–4 Years)

67

6.93

(4.99,8.86)

159

7.58

(6.21,8.96)

4 Year Total (0–4 Years)

67

15.37

(12.06,18.69)

159

14.84

(12.54,17.13)

Number of Outpatient procedure appointments

      

STAR (0–1 year)

110

0.04

(0.00,0.07)

227

0.13

(0.02,0.23)

STAR FU (1–4 Years)

67

0.16

(0.03,0.30)

159

0.21

(0.12,0.30)

4 Year Total (0–4 Years)

67

0.21

(0.07,0.35)

159

0.31

(0.17,0.44)

Number of Outpatient radiology appointments

      

STAR (0–1 year)

110

0.81

(0.55,1.07)

227

0.65

(0.48,0.82)

STAR FU (1–4 Years)

67

0.81

(0.47,1.14)

159

0.84

(0.62,1.06)

4 Year Total (0–4 Years)

67

1.42

(0.92,1.92)

159

1.44

(1.10,1.78)

Number of Accident and Emergency attendances*

      

STAR (0–1 year)

109

0.15

(0.05,0.25)

225

0.14

(0.09,0.20)

STAR FU (1–4 Years)

61

0.38

(0.19,0.57)

149

0.40

(0.22,0.57)

4 Year Total (0–4 Years)

61

0.46

(0.24,0.68)

149

0.55

(0.35,0.75)

  1. *Two sites do not have an A&E department so the total numbers of patients for each group are different
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