Costs and Outcomes of Abdominal, Vaginal, Laparoscopic and Robotic Hysterectomies
Costs and Outcomes of Abdominal, Vaginal, Laparoscopic and Robotic Hysterectomies
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DOI:
10.4293/108680812x13462882736736
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发表时间:
2012-10-01
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
Einarsson, Jon I.
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作者:
Wright, Kelly N.;Jonsdottir, Gudrun M.;Einarsson, Jon I.
Background and Objectives: To estimate the incidence of operative complications and compare operative cost and overall cost of different methods of benign hysterectomy including abdominal, vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic techniques.Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-2) of all patients who underwent a hysterectomy for benign reasons in 2009 at a single urban academic tertiary care center using the chi(2) test and Student t test. A multivariate regression analysis was also performed for predictors of costs. Cost data were gathered from the hospital's billing system; the remainder of data was extracted from patient's medical records.Results: In 2009, 688 patients underwent a benign hysterectomy; 185 (26.9%) hysterectomies were abdominal, 135 (19.6%) vaginal, 352 (51.5%) laparoscopic, and 14 (2.0%) robotic. The rate of intraoperative complication was 1.7% for abdominal, 0.8% for vaginal, 0.3% for laparoscopic, and 0 for robotic. Mean total patient costs were $43,622 for abdominal, $31,934 for vaginal, $38,312 for laparoscopic, and $49,526 for robotic hysterectomies. Costs were significantly influenced by method of hysterectomy, operative time, and length of stay.Conclusion: Though complication rates did not vary significantly among minimally invasive methods of hysterectomy, patient costs were significantly influenced by the method of hysterectomy.