Table 7.
Summary of data in the literature on cost analyses for laparoscopic and open distal pancreatectomies
| Study | Patients, n | Study design | Currency | Operative cost | Total cost of index hospital stay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | ODP | LDP | ODP | P-value | LDP | ODP | P-value | |||
| Current series | 70 | 45 | RA | US$ | 5760 ± 1890 | 4900 ± 1790 | 0.02 | 10 480 ± 2970 | 13 900 ± 11 600 | 0.06 |
| Fox et al. (2012)12 | 42 | 76 | RA | Can$ | 4660 (4330–5510)a | 4510 (3750–5420)a | 0.44 | 10 840 (9350–12 840)a | 13 660 (11 470–16 640)a | <0.01 |
| Abu Hilal et al. (2012)11 | 35 | 18 | RA | GBP | 6040 (4276–9500) | 5230 (3409–9330) | 0.03 | 10 590 (6510–20 300) | 15 320 (7210–47 480) | 0.20 |
| Limongelli et al. (2011)7 | 16 | 29 | RA | € | 2890 ± 100 | 1990 ± 300 | <0.01 | 9600 ± 1600 | 10 990 ± 3020 | 0.20 |
| Waters et al. (2010)14 | 28 | 32 | RA | US$ | 3070 | 3510 | NS | 12 900 | 15 520 | 0.26 |
| Kim et al. (2008)27 | 93 | 35 | RA | 10 000 won | NR | NR | NA | 530 ± 160a | 550 ± 320a | 0.58 |
| Eom et al. (2008)13 | 31 | 62 | Case–control | US$ | NR | NR | NA | 4880 ± 1850 | 3400 ± 1250 | <0.01 |
a
Median values.
P-values in bold indicate differences of statistical significance (P < 0.05).
LDP, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy; ODP, open distal pancreatectomy; NA, not applicable; NR, not reported; NS, not significant; RA, retrospective analysis.