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. 2022 May 6:9:866041.
doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.866041. eCollection 2022.

Cost-Effectiveness of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Surgery for Different Surgical Procedures: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicentric Study (ROBOCOSTES)

Benedetto Ielpo  1 , Mauro Podda  2 , Fernando Burdio  1 , Patricia Sanchez-Velazquez  1 , Maria-Alejandra Guerrero  1 , Javier Nuñez  3 , Miguel Toledano  4 , Salvador Morales-Conde  5 , Julio Mayol  6 , Manuel Lopez-Cano  7 , Eloy Espín-Basany  8 , Gianluca Pellino  8   9 ; ROBOCOSTES Study Collaborators
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Cost-Effectiveness of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Surgery for Different Surgical Procedures: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicentric Study (ROBOCOSTES)

Benedetto Ielpo et al. Front Surg. .

Abstract

Background: The studies which address the impact of costs of robotic vs. laparoscopic approach on quality of life (cost-effectiveness studies) are scares in general surgery.

Methods: The Spanish national study on cost-effectiveness differences among robotic and laparoscopic surgery (ROBOCOSTES) is designed as a prospective, multicentre, national, observational study. The aim is to determine in which procedures robotic surgery is more cost-effective than laparoscopic surgery. Several surgical operations and patient populations will be evaluated (distal pancreatectomy, gastrectomy, sleeve gastrectomy, inguinal hernioplasty, rectal resection for cancer, Heller cardiomiotomy and Nissen procedure).

Discussion: The results of this study will demonstrate which treatment (laparoscopic or robotic) and in which population is more cost-effective. This study will also assess the impact of previous surgical experience on main outcomes.

Keywords: QALY; ROBOCOSTES study protocol robotic surgery; cost-effectiveness; laparoscopic surgery; multicenter studies.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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