Comparison of the clinical and prognosis risk factors between endoscopic resection and radical gastrectomy for early-stage gastric cancer

Table 3 Health economic costs

Characteristic	ESD/EMR (n = 139)	LARG (n = 108)	ORG (n = 170)	P
Total cost (dollars)	3,558 (3,219–3,943)	7,410 (6,570–8,531)	6,234^b (55,81–7,273)	< 0.01
Average cost (dollars)	336 (289–380)	505 (437–568)	409^b (331–486)	< 0.01

Data are presented as M (P25 and P75). ESD: endoscopic mucosal dissection
EMR Endoscopic mucosal resection, LARG Laparoscopic assisted radical gastrectomy, ORG Open radical gastrectomy
^bcompared with LARG, P < 0.05

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