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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie

Robotic thoracic surgery in Canada: Are patients willing to pay out of pocket?

Yogita S Patel, Megan Kay, Isabella F Churchill, Kerrie A Sullivan, Yaron Shargall, Bobby Shayegan, Anthony Adili, Wael C Hanna

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Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yogita S PatelFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Patel, Kay, Churchill, Sullivan, Shargall, Hanna); the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Churchill, Sullivan, Hanna); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Shayegan); the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Adili).
Megan KayFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Patel, Kay, Churchill, Sullivan, Shargall, Hanna); the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Churchill, Sullivan, Hanna); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Shayegan); the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Adili).
Isabella F ChurchillFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Patel, Kay, Churchill, Sullivan, Shargall, Hanna); the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Churchill, Sullivan, Hanna); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Shayegan); the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Adili).
Kerrie A SullivanFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Patel, Kay, Churchill, Sullivan, Shargall, Hanna); the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Churchill, Sullivan, Hanna); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Shayegan); the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Adili).
Yaron ShargallFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Patel, Kay, Churchill, Sullivan, Shargall, Hanna); the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Churchill, Sullivan, Hanna); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Shayegan); the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Adili).
Bobby ShayeganFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Patel, Kay, Churchill, Sullivan, Shargall, Hanna); the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Churchill, Sullivan, Hanna); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Shayegan); the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Adili).
Anthony AdiliFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Patel, Kay, Churchill, Sullivan, Shargall, Hanna); the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Churchill, Sullivan, Hanna); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Shayegan); the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Adili).
Wael C HannaFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Patel, Kay, Churchill, Sullivan, Shargall, Hanna); the Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. (Churchill, Sullivan, Hanna); the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Shayegan); the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University / St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ont. (Adili). hannaw@mcmaster.ca.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RTS) is safe and effective, but is associated with high capital and operating costs that are not reimbursed by the Canadian government. Currently, patients have access to RTS only when it is supported by research or philanthropic funds. In a recent study, we assessed the extent of patient-reported satisfaction with RTS, whether patients would have been willing to pay out of pocket for it, and what factors were associated with patients' willingness to pay. Many patients (290 of 411 [70.56%]) stated that they would have paid the additional $2000 to supplement the government health care coverage to have access to RTS. Factors found to be significantly associated with participants' willingness to pay were an annual income of $60 000 or more (

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Robotic Surgical ProceduresThoracic SurgeryAftercareCanadaFinancing, PersonalHumansPatient Discharge

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PMID36223937
PMCPMC9564190

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