Robot-assisted surgery in a broader healthcare perspective: a difference-in-difference-based cost analysis of a national prostatectomy cohort.

Journal: BMJ open

PMID: 28733299

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To estimate costs attributable to robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) as compared with open prostatectomy (OP) and laparoscopic prostatectomies (LP) in a National Health Service perspective.

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Vibe Bolvig Hyldgård

Health Economics, DEFACTUM, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark.
Karin Rosenkilde Laursen

Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Johan Poulsen

Department of Urology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Rikke Søgaard

Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Keywords

Aged Cohort Studies Costs and Cost Analysis Delivery of Health Care Denmark Health Care Costs Health Services Hospital Costs Hospitalization Humans Laparoscopy Male Middle Aged Prostatectomy Prostatic Neoplasms Robotics

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Robot-assisted surgery in a broader healthcare perspective: a difference-in-difference-based cost analysis of a national prostatectomy cohort.

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