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To compare the societal and healthcare system costs of laparoscopic colonic resection versus open colonic resection for colonic cancer up to 12 weeks postoperatively.

February 2, 2004British journal of surgeryOpen Access

Randomized clinical trial of the costs of open and laparoscopic surgery for colonic cancer

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MJMartin JansonKarolinska Institutet IBIngela BjörholtSahlgrenska University Hospital PCPer CarlssonLund University

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Randomized trial reveals higher hospital expenses but similar societal costs for laparoscopic versus open resection in colonic cancer, indicating economic trade-offs in surgical selection.

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To compare the societal and healthcare system costs of laparoscopic colonic resection versus open colonic resection for colonic cancer up to 12 weeks postoperatively.
Prospective cost analysis nested within a Swedish patient subset of the randomized multicenter COLOR trial (N=210).
Patients underwent either laparoscopic colonic resection (n=98) or open colonic resection (n=112).
Calculated total direct healthcare expenses and broader societal costs through 12 weeks after surgery, excluding quality-of-life and survival outcomes.
Total societal costs did not differ significantly between laparoscopic and open surgery (difference in means: €1846; P = 0.104).
Laparoscopic surgery incurred significantly higher operative costs (mean difference: €1171; P < 0.001) and initial admission costs (mean difference: €1556; P = 0.015).
Total healthcare system costs were significantly higher for laparoscopic colonic resection than for open resection (mean difference: €2244; P = 0.018).

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Janson et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75b151d17bc701ee1618e1 https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.4469

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February 2, 2004British journal of surgeryOpen Access

Randomized clinical trial of the costs of open and laparoscopic surgery for colonic cancer

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Authors

MJMartin JansonKarolinska Institutet IBIngela BjörholtSahlgrenska University Hospital PCPer CarlssonLund University

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Implication

Randomized trial reveals higher hospital expenses but similar societal costs for laparoscopic versus open resection in colonic cancer, indicating economic trade-offs in surgical selection.

Key Points

To compare the societal and healthcare system costs of laparoscopic colonic resection versus open colonic resection for colonic cancer up to 12 weeks postoperatively.
Prospective cost analysis nested within a Swedish patient subset of the randomized multicenter COLOR trial (N=210).
Patients underwent either laparoscopic colonic resection (n=98) or open colonic resection (n=112).
Calculated total direct healthcare expenses and broader societal costs through 12 weeks after surgery, excluding quality-of-life and survival outcomes.
Total societal costs did not differ significantly between laparoscopic and open surgery (difference in means: €1846; P = 0.104).
Laparoscopic surgery incurred significantly higher operative costs (mean difference: €1171; P < 0.001) and initial admission costs (mean difference: €1556; P = 0.015).
Total healthcare system costs were significantly higher for laparoscopic colonic resection than for open resection (mean difference: €2244; P = 0.018).

Cite This Study

Janson et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a75b151d17bc701ee1618e1 https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.4469

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