Cost analysis of robotic versus open hepatectomy: Is the robotic platform more expensive?

The robotic platform is perceived to be more expensive when compared to laparoscopic and open operations. We aimed to compare the perioperative costs of robotic vs. open hepatectomy for the treatment of liver tumors at our facility. We followed 370 patients undergoing robotic and open hepatectomy fo...

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Published in:Journal of robotic surgery 2022-12, Vol.16 (6), p.1409-1417
Main Authors: Shapera, Emanuel, Sucandy, Iswanto, Syblis, Cameron, Crespo, Kaitlyn, Ja’Karri, Thomas, Ross, Sharona, Rosemurgy, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contraindications
Cost analysis
Expenditures
Hepatectomy
Hospitals
Length of stay
Liver cancer
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Mortality
Original Article
Patients
Perioperative care
Reimbursement
Robotic surgery
Surgeons
Surgery
Tumors
Urology
Variables
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Summary:The robotic platform is perceived to be more expensive when compared to laparoscopic and open operations. We aimed to compare the perioperative costs of robotic vs. open hepatectomy for the treatment of liver tumors at our facility. We followed 370 patients undergoing robotic and open hepatectomy for benign and malignant liver tumors. Demographic, perioperative, cost and payment data were collected and analyzed. For illustrative purposes, the data were presented as median (mean ± SD). Two hundred sixty-seven robotic and 104 open hepatectomies were analyzed. There were no significant differences in perioperative variables between the two cohorts. The robotic group had a significantly lower estimated blood loss (EBL) (135 [208 ± 244.8] vs 300 [427 ± 502.5] ml, p  
ISSN:1863-2491
1863-2483
1863-2491
DOI:10.1007/s11701-022-01375-z