Table 2.

Cost inputs included in value analysis model.

Parameters	Base case	Source	Scenario analysis	Source
Cost per linear stapler	$300.00	Assumption
Cost per stapler reload	$100.00	Assumption
Cost per 15-minute block of anesthesia time [10]	$71.62	Byrd and Singh, 2010	$35.81	50% reduction; assumption
Incremental index hospitalization costs for patients with leaks [9]	$24,129.00	Hammond et al., 2014	$12,064.50
Average cost of a colorectal surgery without a leak [9]	$44,308.00	Hammond et al., 2014	$22,154.00
Number of stapler reloads used per anastomosis	2	Assumption
Cost per suture strand	$3.00	Assumption
Charge per minute of OR time [8]	$62.19	Shippert, 2005	$31.10	50% reduction; assumption
Incremental readmission costs for patients with leaks [9]	$6,409.00	Hammond et al., 2014	$3,204.50
Number of sutures used per anastomosis	2	Assumption