Similar hospital profits with robotic-assisted paraesophageal hiatal hernia repair, despite higher or supply costs.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
Published Date: May 1, 2023

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery has emerged as an alternative to traditional laparoscopy and may offer some clinical benefits when performing complex hiatal hernia repairs. Many institutions may choose to not invest in robotic surgery because of perceived higher costs, and when they already have proficient laparoscopic surgeons. We hypothesized that the robotic approach would yield lower profits overall due to higher supply costs, while offering comparable outcomes to the traditional laparoscopic approach.

Authors

  • Andrew Lekarczyk
    University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
  • Hana Sinha
    University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
  • Danielle Dvir
    University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
  • Joshua Goyert
    University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
  • Austin Airhart
    University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
  • Rishindra M Reddy
    Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: reddyrm@med.umich.edu.

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