Cost effectiveness of robot-assisted urologic oncological surgery in the United States

• 作者: Catherine J Chen Mitchell R Humphreys
• 来源期刊: 世界临床泌尿杂志
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: COST-EFFECTIVENESS Robot Prostatectomy CYSTECTOMY Partial NEPHRECTOMY
• 年，卷（期）: 2016,（1）
• 页码范围: 24-28
• 页数: 5页
• 分类号: R

摘要

Urology has been on the forefront of technological advances in minimally invasive surgery,from laparoscopy to robot-assisted surgeries.As with all new technological advances in medicine,the results of new advances are compared to previously established gold standards.When it comes to robot-assisted urology,morbidity,oncological outcomes,and cost between the same surgeries performed in an open fashion vs with robot-assistance should be assessed.Because healthcare spending is increasingly under more scrutiny,there is debate on the cost effectiveness of robot-assisted surgeries given the high acquisition and maintenance cost of robotic systems.This articles aims to critically evaluate the cost effectiveness of robot-assisted surgeries for prostatectomies,cystectomies,and partial nephrectomies in the United States.