Cost analysis and outcomes of simple elbow dislocations

Table 5 Costs of treatment (£) analysis per patient

Treatment description	Group I	Group II	Group III
Hospital1	219.77 ± 318.27	197.62 ± 398.65	174.79 ± 204.79
	Median: 76.00	Median: 76.00	Median: 76.00
Radiology	590.12 ± 334.96	424.96 ± 156.73	539.36 ± 350.21
	Median: 528.00	Median: 396.00	Median: 429.00
Outpatients	330.62 ± 158.96	315.78 ± 102.21	321.93 ± 137.35
	Median: 302.00	Median: 302.00	Median: 203.00
Physiotherapy	44.46 ± 44.98	59.19 ± 62.97	31.57 ± 8.97
	Median: 68.00	Median: 68.00	Median: 0
Total cost of treatment	1184.96 ± 534.82	1004.19 ± 477.67	1067.64 ± 641.91
	Median: 1166.50	Median: 867.00	Median: 842.00

¹Hospital costs include emergency department’s costs, admission costs and theatre costs. Any further costs after the patient’s referral to an upper limb specialist were not included in the cost analysis.