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. 2020 Jun;9(3):831–839. doi: 10.21037/gs.2020.03.44

Table 1. Comparative cost analysis among PRA, LTA and RA (Study period: January 2017–September 2019).

Technique PRA LTA§ RA
39 80 12
Mean hospital stay (pre-op and post-op) (days) 5.4 5.1 6
Mean Intensive Care Unit stay (days) 0.1 0.06 0.08
Mean Operating Room occupation time (min) 120.6 138.8 163.1
Mean surgical time (min) 57.2 72.2 93.3
Mean medical procedure cost (€) 196.1 185.6 234.05
Mean DRG (€) 7,695.1 7,656.6 7,695.1
Mean hospital stay cost (€) 1,714.9 1,640 1,920
Mean Intensive Care Unit cost (€) 123.08 75 100
Mean Operating Room occupation cost (€) 1,004.6 1,166.7 1,386.5
Mean medical devices cost (€) 775.1 706.1 1,769.6
Mean cost margin (€) 3,881.4 3,836.4 2,284.9

, posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy; §, laparoscopic transabdominal adrenalectomy; , robot-assisted adrenalectomy (transabdominal); , diagnosis-related group. PRA, posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy; LTA, laparoscopic transabdominal adrenalectomy; RA, robot-assisted adrenalectomy.