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Are Costs of Robot-Assisted Surgery Warranted for Gynecological Procedures?
Joint Authors
Verkinderen, Luc
Dirix, Luc
van Dam, Pieter-Jan
Van Looy, Luc
Hauspy, Jan
Trinh, Xuan Bich
van Dam, Peter
Source
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The exponential use of robotic surgery is not the result of evidence-based benefits but mainly driven by the manufacturers, patients and enthusiastic surgeons.
The present review of the literature shows that robot-assisted surgery is consistently more expensive than video-laparoscopy and in many cases open surgery.
The average additional variable cost for gynecological procedures was about 1600 USD, rising to more than 3000 USD when the amortized cost of the robot itself was included.
Generally most robotic and laparoscopic procedures have less short-term morbidity, blood loss, intensive care unit, and hospital stay than open surgery.
Up to now no major consistent differences have been found between robot-assisted and classic video-assisted procedures for these factors.
No comparative data are available on long-term morbidity and oncologic outcome after open, robotic, and laparoscopic gynecologic surgery.
It seems that currently only for very complex surgical procedures, such as cardiac surgery, the costs of robotics can be competitive to open surgical procedures.
In order to stay viable, robotic programs will need to pay for themselves on a per case basis and the costs of robotic surgery will have to be reduced.
American Psychological Association (APA)
van Dam, Peter& Hauspy, Jan& Verkinderen, Luc& Trinh, Xuan Bich& van Dam, Pieter-Jan& Van Looy, Luc…[et al.]. 2011. Are Costs of Robot-Assisted Surgery Warranted for Gynecological Procedures?. Obstetrics and Gynecology International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512706
Modern Language Association (MLA)
van Dam, Peter…[et al.]. Are Costs of Robot-Assisted Surgery Warranted for Gynecological Procedures?. Obstetrics and Gynecology International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512706
American Medical Association (AMA)
van Dam, Peter& Hauspy, Jan& Verkinderen, Luc& Trinh, Xuan Bich& van Dam, Pieter-Jan& Van Looy, Luc…[et al.]. Are Costs of Robot-Assisted Surgery Warranted for Gynecological Procedures?. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-512706
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-512706