Table 2 Comparison of costs (2020 AUD$) of resources used a
|  | FDG-PET/CT group (n = 65) | Standard CT group (n = 69) | Differences b | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Median | IQR | Mean | SD | Median | IQR | Mean | 95% CI | ||
Antimicrobialsc | 673 | 906 | 438 | 308 | 504 | 285 | 418 | 225 | 168 | -55 | 392 |
Diagnostic imagingd | 1,008 | 91 | 953 | 94 | 832 | 852 | 811 | 1,152 | 176 | -29 | 380 |
Invasive diagnostics | 70 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 437 | 0 | 0 | -73 | -184 | 38 |
Pathology tests | 233 | 285 | 164 | 303 | 335 | 382 | 217 | 386 | -102 | -213 | 8 |
CVC reinsertion | 47 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 222 | 0 | 0 | -9 | -70 | 52 |
ICU | 9,847 | 43,378 | 0 | 0 | 4,894 | 20,490 | 0 | 0 | 4,953 | -6,632 | 16,539 |
Hospitalisation | 39,507 | 34,759 | 29,314 | 26,383 | 47,795 | 45,800 | 35,177 | 23,452 | -8,288 | -21,737 | 5,160 |
Total cost | 51,385 | 59,007 | 30,943 | 26,454 | 54,560 | 52,040 | 40,192 | 31,052 | -3,175 | -22,310 | 15,960 |