Table 2

Financial performance by PACU discharge destination

PACU discharge destinationHomeObservationInpatient
Patients, n58209186
Net revenue7175*7074*10 997†
Total hospital costs4734*5781†9066‡
 OR services/supplies2701*2942†3355‡
 ED services/supplies304*303*333†
 Imaging and lab245*220*527†
 Pharmacy326*374*602†
Profit margin2462*1325†1931*

  • *, †, and ‡ identify groups within financial parameters that were statistically different based on post-hoc non-parametric tests, p<0.05.

  • ED, emergency department; OR, operating room; PACU, postanesthesia care unit.