Table 1 Cost of complications in Australian dollar ($) adjusted for consumer price index in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Data is presented as median (25th:75th), Mean (SD), Min– Max values

Allied health cost ($)

507.8 (113:2;1159.3);

0-17963.2

526.9 (55.3:1114.8);

0-6969.8

410.6 (76.6:892.7);

0-10156.4

670 (139.5:1515.6);

0-17963.2

1511.8 (887.6:2145.1);

38.3-11938.7

Anaesthesia cost ($)

2717.4 (1864.8:3671.0);

0-27756.9

2815.9 (2046.9:3580.4);

0-14256.1

2933.7 (1841.7:3718.8);

0-17402.7

2082.1 (1601.5:2879.5);

0-17671.9

5405.1 (4051.4:6658.3);

0-27756.9

Blood products cost ($)

0 (0:64.7); 0-37011.4

0 (0:64.3); 0-14234

0 (0:30.6); 0-14721.4

0 (0:130.3); 0-37011.4

0 (0:129.8); 0-36404.2

Health in the home cost ($)

0 (0:0); 0-37662.9

0 (0:0); 0-20648

0 (0:0); 0-15900.8

0 (0:0); 0-15868.1

0 (0:0); 0-37662.9

Intensive care unit cost ($)

0 (0:2884.8); 0-183974.1

0 (0:1592.2); 0-183088.8

1857.1 (0:3106.9);

0-101155.8

0 (0:4644.2); 0-183974.1

4109.8 (2896.1:9829.6);

0-171157.4

Medical cost ($)

1878.6 (1274.6:3088.4); 130.6-78920.4

1842.7 (1313.4:2986.9); 155.5-36474.4

1483.4 (950.9:2175.4); 130.6-29514.3

2060.5 (1333.9:3426.4);

163.2-50354.7

3672.6 (2298.1:7427.4);

415.9-78920.4

MET Call cost ($)

0 (0:0); 0-2131.5

0 (0:0); 0-2131.5

0 (0:0); 0-2083.3

0 (0:0); 0-2130.1

0 (0:0); 0-916.5

Operating theatre cost ($)

8956.1 (6286.4:13055.9);

0-115504.7

8838.3 (6542:12153);

0-59304.8

10864.5 (7641.7:16616.9); 0-62055.8

6692.7 (4823.5:9644.9);

0-92332.6

14707.7 (11111.9: 29256.2); 0-115504.7

Pathology cost ($)

1020 (525.4:1474.6);

0-15566.2

1022.6 (495.7:1337);

0-10685.2

1015.7 (566.1:1586.1);

0-15566.2

834.2 (446.9:1375.8);

0-12162.9

2055.5 (1367.2:2966.3);

572.4-13922.4

Pharmacy cost ($)

377.7 (244.6:672);

0-79377.9

366.4 (248.5:584.4);

0-24233.6

369.5 (261.9:495.4);

0-51729.1

347.2 (175.9:1097.6);

0-79377.9

861.9 (550.4:1803.9);

0-12543.6

Radiology cost ($)

194 (0:955.8); 0-25333.3

98.4 (0:784); 0-14461.9

232.8 (108:877.3);

0-25333.3

257.3 (0:1089.2);

0-15857.8

931.7 (233: 1916.1);

66.5-14131.3

Readmission cost ($)

0 (0:0); 0-195896.9

0 (0:0); 0-195896.9

0 (0:0); 0-39721.4

0 (0:0); 0-110217.7

0 (0:0); 0-26139.6

Ward cost ($)

5927.6 (4374.5:9372.6); 65.2-222883.6

6101.6(4638.7:9373.1); 65.2-222883.6

4592 (3634.7:6243.3); 648.2-97150.8

6273.7 (4417.2:10805.2);

70.1-149567.9

9475.5 (6911.2:17947.1);

1030.7-78790.5

Grand total ($)

25856.2 (19000.7:39818.5); 4477.4-629137.2

25019.7 (18850.3:36513.9); 5866.0-321404.5

24601.9 (19736.3:37078.0); 4477.4-396457.17

24124.4 (17346.8:41227.0); 7083.3-629137.2

51571.1 (36730.5:76447.6); 10124.5-477157.0