The clinical and financial impact of introducing robotic‐assisted hysterectomy in a tertiary referral centre: A direct cost analysis of consecutive hysterectomies during a decade
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Robotic-assisted hysterectomy became the preferred method over total abdominal hysterectomy, reducing morbidity and hospitalisation costs while total laparoscopic hysterectomy remained indicated for specific conditions.
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BACKGROUND: Economic data and the clinical impact of introducing robotic-assisted hysterectomy in a European setting are scarce with conflicting findings. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, the cost and complication rate of the different approaches of hysterectomy are investigated, both benign and (pre)malignant indications were included. RESULTS: 844 patients were included: 323 (38.3%) patients underwent robotic-assisted hysterectomy (RAH), 317 (37.5%) total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), and 204 (24.2%) total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). TAH dropped from 67.2% to 25.5% of procedures, whilst RAH rose to 41.8% of cases. The total hospitalisation cost was for RAH €5208.39 (±€916.91), for TAH €5846.61 (±€4464.37) and for TLH €3790.06 (±€1267.05). The postoperative complication rate of TAH (9.1%) was significantly higher in comparison with TLH and RAH (5.4% and 3.1%, respectively, p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS: RAH has replaced TAH in most cases, especially for large uteri, early-stage endometrial cancer and in selected endometriosis cases, resulting in reduced morbidity with lower hospitalisation costs. The indications for TLH remained, including menorrhagia, adenomyosis and persistent cervical dysplasia.
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