Table 3.
In-hospital cost comparisons between robotic and non-robotic procedures
| Cost variables | Benign Gynaecology (N = 756) | Colorectal (N = 233) | Urology (N = 282) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robotic (N = 54) | Laparoscopic (N = 652) | Open (N = 50) | Robotic (N = 49) | Laparoscopic (N = 123) | Open (N = 61) | Robotic (N = 184) | Laparoscopic (N = 12) | Open (N = 86) | |
| Staff | 820.0 (583.3 to 1588.5)** | 720.5 (400.5 to 1201.0)** | 1931.0 (1474.0 to 2390.8)** | 4860.0 (3569.0 to 6290. 5)** | 4423.0 (3232.0 to 7621.0)** | 7688.0 (4978.0 to 15,113.0)** | 1989.5 (1735.5 to 2678.3)** | 4696.5 (3442.0 to 6342.3)** | 5572.5 (4081.5 to 7188.8)** |
| Critical Care | – | – | – | 5717.0 (1710.0 to 9005.0) | 8697.0 (3257.8 to 13,863.8) | 4030.5 (2004.3 to 7664.3) | 2910.5 (1275.8 to 9854.5) | – | 3509.0(2321.5 to 5987.5) |
| Diagnostic | 225.0 (20.5 to 530.0)* | 180.0 (19.0 to 309.5)* | 269.0 (83.3 to 382.8)* | 1593.0 (971.0 to 2095.0)* | 1,545.0 (1003.0 to 2249.0)* |
2060.0 (940.0 to 4716.0)* |
890.0(410.5 to 1402.0)** | 1590.0 (716.5 to 2061.8)** | 2061.5(1160.3 to 4037.5)** |
| Operation Theatre | 12,407.0 (10,545.8 to 15,930.8)** | 3163.5(2363.8 to 4258.8)** | 3954.5 (3407.3 to 4927.5)** | 18,842.0 (1670 5.5 to 21535.5) | 7436.0 (5121.0 to 9974.0)** | 9246.0 (6518.5 to 12,044.0)** | 17,667.5(15,503.0 to 19,374.5)** | 7401.0(6378.5 to 9995.8)** | 9248.0 (6910.0 to 11,551.0)** |
| Ward | 168.5(125.8 to 273.5)** | 155.0 (107.3 to 239.8)** | 349.0 (311.5 to 455.5)** | 966.0 (717.0 to 1281.5)** | 802.0 (579.0 to 1473.0)** | 1429.0 (932.0 to 2689.5)** | 318.0 (285.3 to 423.8)** | 734.0 (530.3 to 992.5)** | 880.0 (664.5 to 1227.3)** |
| Other | 2203.0 (1724.0 to 2522.5)** | 1022.5(745.3 to 1416.8)** | 1817.0 (1574.0 to 2095.3)** | 5272.0 (4323.0 to 6584.0)** | 3892.0 (2988.0 to 5680.0)** | 5932.0 (4177.0 to 10,602.5)** | 3195.5 (2903.3 to 3792.0)** | 3600.5 (3080.5 to 4323.5)** | 4366.0 (3439.8 to 6076.0)** |
| Total Cost | 16,457.5 (13,154.5 to 19,935.5)** |
5280.0 (3898.5 to 7583.5)** |
8571.0 (7478.8 to 10,332.0)** | 32,496.0 (27,66 6.0 to 38778.0)** |
19,430.0 (14,070.0 to 26,407.0)** |
28,328.0 (19,652.5 to 49,233.5)** | 24,083.0 (21,749.8 to 26,889.0)* | 17,791.0 (16,554.0 to 22,104.0)* | 21,895.0 (17,744.0 to 32,263.8)* |
Data presented as median (interquartile range), *P < 0.05; **P < 0.001