ArticleGastroenterology report2018
The impact of surgeon choices on costs associated with uncomplicated minimally invasive colectomy: you are not as important as you think.
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- Is robotic right colectomy economically sustainable? a multicentre retrospective comparative study and cost analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is increasing public discussion about the escalating cost of healthcare in America. There are no published data regarding the contribution of individual surgeons' choices on the cost of uncomplicated minimally invasive colectomy.
methodsA review of a hospital cost-accounting database of the direct costs related to the index operation and post-operative care of all patients who underwent elective minimally invasive segmental colectomy over a 1-year period was performed.
resultsA total of 111 cases were enrolled in this study, 18 of which were performed robotically. The average direct cost after minimally invasive colectomy was $5536. The cost of robotic colectomy was 53% greater than laparoscopic ($7806 vs $5096,
conclusionsNo significant difference in overall costs between surgeons was demonstrated despite varied training, experience levels and operative techniques. Total costs are relatively institutionally fixed and minimally influenced by variations in individual surgeon preferences.
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