Table 5.

Clinical inputs included in value analysis model.

Parameters	Base case		Scenario analysis
	Stapled	Hand-sewn	Stapled	Hand-sewn	Source
Overall leak rate [1]	2.49%	6.14%	2.49%	3.07%	50% reduction for hand-sewn
Reoperation rate [15]	4.3%	26.1%	4.3%	13.1%
Average time for anastomosis [1]	8.72 min	22.36 min	13.84 min	10.82 min	Most difference found in the literature