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9406462

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
This retrospective study was designed to compare the cost of laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA) in patients operated in 1991-92 and open appendicectomy (OA) in patients operated in 1989-90. Patients were matched for sex, ASA score and age into 2 homogeneous series: 114 LA and 114 OA. Costs of accommodation, operation and time off work were calculated by the observed costs method: daily cost of the inpatient unit, hourly cost of the operating room-recovery ward, and the patient's consumption. A mean specific cost was added in the case of LA. A significant difference was observed for operating time, time off work and for the cost of postoperative stay, the operation and time off work and the total cost of the disease. The excess cost of the operation in the case of LA was not compensated by the reduction of the accommodation costs A clinical benefit in terms of reduction of pain and local complications has been reported in the literature. The cost of hospitalisation is higher with LA, but the cost of time off work is decreased. LA provides a clinical comfort in all patients and an economic benefit in patients with a professional activity.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-3944
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
637-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
[Cost of appendectomy: laparoscopy versus laparotomy. A retrospective study of two series of 114 cases].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Chirurgie Viscérale et Thoracique, Hôpital Robert-Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-bois.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Review