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ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2023

Financial analysis of minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy compared with native tissue vaginal repair with concomitant hysterectomy.

Amr S El Haraki, Jonathan P Shepherd, Candace Parker-Autry, Catherine A Matthews

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Article in International urogynecology journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amr S El HarakiDepartments of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
Jonathan P ShepherdDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA.
Candace Parker-AutryDepartments of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
Catherine A MatthewsDepartments of Urology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA. camatthe@wakehealth.edu.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · USUConn Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMinimally invasive sacrocolpopexy (MISCP) is increasingly used for uterovaginal prolapse, but comparative cost data of MISCP versus native tissue vaginal repair (NTR) are lacking. The objective was to determine the cost difference, from a hospital perspective, between MISCP and NTR performed with hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse.

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study at a tertiary care center of women who underwent NTR or MISCP with concomitant hysterectomy in 2021. Hospital charges, direct and indirect costs, and operating margin (revenue minus costs) were obtained from Strata Jazz and compared using SPSS.

resultsA total of 82 women were included, 33 MISCP (25 robotic, 8 laparoscopic) versus 49 NTR. Demographic and surgical data were similar, except that MISCP had younger age (50.5 vs 61.1 years, p<0.01). Same-day discharge and estimated blood loss were similar, but operative time was longer for MISCP (204 vs 161 min, p<0.01). MISCP total costs were higher (US$17,422 vs US$13,001, p<0.01). MISCP had higher direct costs (US$12,354 vs US$9,305, p<0.01) and indirect costs (US$5,068 vs US$3,696, p<0.01). Consumable supply costs were higher with MISCP (US$4,429 vs US$2,089, p<0.01), but the cost of operating room time and staff was similar (US$7,926 vs US$7,216, p=0.07). Controlling for same-day discharge, anti-incontinence procedures and smoking, total costs were higher for MISCP (adjusted beta = US$4,262, p<0.01). Mean charges (US$102,060 vs US$97,185, p=0.379), revenue (US$22,214 vs US$22,491, p=0.929), and operating margin (US$8,719 vs US$3,966, p=0.134) were not statistically different.

conclusionMinimally invasive sacrocolpopexy had higher costs than NTR; however, charges, reimbursement, and operating margins were not statistically significantly different between the groups.

Indexed as

Gynecologic Surgical ProceduresHospital ChargesLaparoscopyMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPelvic Organ ProlapseUterine ProlapseFemaleHumansHysterectomyHysterectomy, VaginalMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesVaginaCostERASMinimally invasiveNative tissue repairRoboticSacrocolpopexySacrospinousUterosacral

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PMID36729164
PMCPMC9892660
OpenAlexW4318922900

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