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Estimated cost savings for colon cancer surgery (including 90-day unplanned readmission costs) due to the rise in laparoscopy rates since 2006
| Year | Laparoscopy rate | Costs: actual laparoscopy rate | Costs: fixed 2006 laparoscopy rate | Achieved savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (£ millions) | (£ millions) | (£ millions) | ||
| 2006 | 13.1% | 84.3 | 84.3 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 21.5% | 86.5 | 87.8 | 1.3 |
| 2008 | 32.6% | 89.5 | 92.9 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 39.6% | 89.1 | 93.8 | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 44.9% | 89.4 | 95.1 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 50.3% | 91.3 | 98.2 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | 54.5% | 86.7 | 94.0 | 7.3 |
| 2006–2012 | − | 616.8 | 646.1 | 29.3 |
