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. 2015 Oct;7(10):1798–1805. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.10.59

Table 4. Comparison of cost categories.

Cost categories* 3D VATS 2D VATS P Value
Operating room 3,416.95 3,248.94 0.237
Ward 2,230.96 2,453.27 0.855
Intensive care unit 909.09 799.96 0.701
Staplers 2,005.48 2,059.58 0.711
Surgical supplies 1,572.54 1,500.91 0.357
Laboratory 297.99 256.05 0.183
Pharmacy 480.00 447.29 0.611
Imaging 526.63 563.32 0.497
Other 47.09 58.90 0.541
Total cost 11,486.73 11,388.21 0.913

*, All costs shown in United States dollar (USD), $.