Table 2.
Costs of staging laparoscopy (SL) constructed from an itemized list of costs derived from financial records at our institution
| Categories of cost | Costs of SL alone, US$ | Add to costs of laparotomy? |
|---|---|---|
| Post-anaesthesia care | 400.38 | No |
| Trocars | 415.04 | Yes |
| Scissor tip | 46.30 | Yes |
| Warmer seals | 4.50 | Yes |
| Insufflation tubing | 7.78 | Yes |
| Bovie pieces | 10.91 | No |
| Harmonic scalpel | 486.59 | Yes |
| Bair hugger | 13.77 | No |
| Urine meter | 22.49 | No |
| Sterile drape set | 44.88 | No |
| Suction set | 45.57 | No |
| Staplers | 14.24 | No |
| Spontaneous compression device | 24.65 | No |
| Bispectral index monitor | 24.01 | No |
| Intravenous tubing and kit | 40.68 | No |
| Chlorhexidine | 6.06 | No |
| Dermabond 2 pack | 62.90 | No |
| Operating room time (30 min) | 396.00 | Yes |
| Anaesthetist (30 min) | 182.40 | Yes |
| Surgical pathology | 717.10 | No |
| Total | 2966.25 | 1538.61 |