Evaluation of the cost of laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy

Despite the rapid growth of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the comparative costs of this new procedure and open cholecystectomy remain unknown. In this study the costs have been evaluated of a consecutive series of patients undergoing these procedures in a district general hospital with an establishe...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of surgery 1994-01, Vol.81 (1), p.124-126
Hauptverfasser: Fullarton, G. M., Darling, K., Williams, J., Macmillan, R., Bell, G.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Despite the rapid growth of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the comparative costs of this new procedure and open cholecystectomy remain unknown. In this study the costs have been evaluated of a consecutive series of patients undergoing these procedures in a district general hospital with an established resource management centre. Fifty consecutive patients undergoing open cholecystectomy between June 1988 and July 1990 immediately before the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 100 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy between August 1990 and June 1992 were studied. Costs estimated prospectively for each patient were compared. The mean cost per patient of open cholecystectomy was estimated at £2102 compared with £2026 for the first 50 patients undergoing the laparoscopic procedure. The mean cost (£1744) for the second 50 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy was less than that for either open cholecystectomy (P
ISSN:0007-1323
1365-2168
DOI:10.1002/bjs.1800810145