Is newer always better?: comparing cost and short-term outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic right hemicolectomy.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published Date: Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Enthusiasm is high for expansion of robotic assisted surgery into right hemicolectomy. But data on outcomes and cost is lacking. Our objective was to determine the association between surgical approach and cost for minimally invasive right hemicolectomy. We hypothesized that a robot approach would have increased costs (both economic and opportunity) while achieving similar short-term outcomes.

Authors

  • M Benjamin Hopkins
    Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Alexander T Hawkins
    Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. alex.hawkins@vumc.org.
  • Vikram Tiwari
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Biostatistics, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt University Medical Center Surgical Analytics, Nashville, Tennessee; Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Mosope Soda
    Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Barbara J Martin
    Department of Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Roberta L Muldoon
    Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Molly M Ford
    Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • David Beck
    Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Timothy M Geiger
    Division of General Surgery, Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

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