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Table 4 Analysis of cost effectiveness

From: Pharmacoeconomic effect of compliance with pharmacist’s intervention based on cancer chemotherapy regimens: a cohort study

  Total n = 96 Complying group n = 58 Non-complying group n = 38 P value
Number using G-CSF 56 (58.3%) 33 (56.9%) 23 (60.5%) 0.8572)
Duration of G-CSF (days) 14.8 ± 10.8 10.7 ± 14.8 20.7 ± 22.3 0.0491)
Total cost G-CSF (days) 279,731 112,763 166,968  
 Cost of outpatient visit (dollar) 26,131 9,306 16,825  
 Cost of hospitalization (dollar) 253,600 103,457 150,143  
NRC (dollar/patient) 2,914 ± 594 1,944 ± 412 4,394 ± 837 0.0441)
RDI (%) 82.9 ± 13.5 85.2 ± 10 79.3 ± 15 0.0211)
  1. Data are expressed as the mean (SD) or number (%).1)unpaired t-test, 2)Fisher’s exact test. ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status. NRC, neutropenia-related costs. RDI, relative dose intensity.