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Meta-Analysis
. 2021 Jun;22(4):585-604.
doi: 10.1007/s10198-021-01277-1. Epub 2021 Mar 19.

Economic analysis of open versus laparoscopic versus robotic hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ioannis A Ziogas  1   2 , Alexandros P Evangeliou  3   4 , Konstantinos S Mylonas  3   5 , Dimitrios I Athanasiadis  3   6 , Panagiotis Cherouveim  3 , David A Geller  7 , Richard D Schulick  8 , Sophoclis P Alexopoulos  9 , Georgios Tsoulfas  10
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Meta-Analysis

Economic analysis of open versus laparoscopic versus robotic hepatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ioannis A Ziogas et al. Eur J Health Econ. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Following the publication of reports from landmark international consensuses (Louisville 2008 and Morioka 2014), minimally invasive hepatectomy became widely accepted as a legitimate alternative to open surgery. We aimed to compare the operative, hospitalization, and total economic costs of open (OLR) vs. laparoscopic (LLR) vs. robotic liver resection (RLR).

Methods: We performed a systematic literature review (end-of-search date: July 3, 2020) according to the PRISMA statement. Random-effects meta-analyses were conducted. Quality assessment was performed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool for randomized controlled trials, and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for non-randomized studies.

Results: Thirty-eight studies reporting on 3847 patients (1783 OLR; 1674 LLR; 390 RLR) were included. The operative costs of LLR were significantly higher than those of OLR, while subgroup analysis also showed higher operative costs in the LLR group for major hepatectomy, but no statistically significant difference for minor hepatectomy. Hospitalization costs were significantly lower in the LLR group, with subgroup analyses indicating lower costs for LLR in both major and minor hepatectomy series. No statistically significant difference was observed regarding total costs between LLR and OLR both overall and on subgroup analyses in either major or minor hepatectomy series. Meta-analyses showed higher operative, hospitalization, and total costs for RLR vs. LLR, but no statistically significant difference regarding total costs for RLR vs. OLR.

Conclusion: LLR's higher operative costs are offset by lower hospitalization costs compared to OLR leading to no statistically significant difference in total costs, while RLR appears to be a more expensive alternative approach.

Keywords: Economic cost; Laparoscopic liver resection; Meta-analysis; Open liver resection; Robotic liver resection; Systematic review.

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