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- Title
A comparison of costs for abdominal, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted sacral colpopexy.
- Authors
Minita Patel; David O’Sullivan; Paul Tulikangas
- Abstract
Abstract The aim of this study was to compare the short-term estimated hospital costs and charges for open, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted sacral colpopexy. The null hypothesis was that there would be no difference in costs and charges. Fifteen comparable cases were reviewed for demographics, surgical information, and estimated hospital charges and costs and then compared with analysis of variance. There were no differences in demographics and surgical variables among the three groups. For estimated hospital charges, minimally invasive sacral colpopexy was most expensive; open was the least expensive approach. The estimated direct costs were significantly higher for robot-assisted compared with open sacral colpopexy, but not different between robot-assisted and laparoscopic sacral colpopexy. Robot-assisted sacral colpopexy produces the highest estimated hospital charges and is more expensive than open sacral colpopexy. The least expensive surgical approach from the hospital costs perspective is open abdominal sacral colpopexy.
- Subjects
MEDICAL care costs; HOSPITAL charges; HOSPITAL costs; ROBOTICS
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 2, p223
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-008-0744-2