World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Table 5 Comparisons of hospital costs between two groups

From: Delayed appendectomy versus early appendectomy in the treatment of acute appendicitis: a retrospective study

	Group A (≤ 8hours)	Group B (> 8 hours)	P value
Total hospital costs	2,682,450 ± 733,183	2,618,006 ± 727,865	0.4225
Total costs covered by NHI	1,477,012 ± 378,827	1,449,149 ± 408,321	0.5189
Copayment by a patient	479,003 ± 115,575	461,984 ± 149,649	0.2511

Values are presented as KRW (Korean won, Korean monetary unit).
1 USD = 1,108 KRW.
NHI, National Health Insurance.

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