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. 2022 Nov 4;11(21):6561. doi: 10.3390/jcm11216561

Table 6.

Detailed in-hospital Cost Analysis.

Category Robotic-Assisted Proctectomy
with IPAA (n = 29)
Laparoscopic Proctectomy
with IPAA (n = 38)
p Value
Total inpatient costs 0.118
 Median 15.051 EUR (16.275 USD) 13.243 EUR (14.320 USD)
 IQR 5.821 EUR (6.294 USD) 7.122 EUR (7.701 USD)
 Q25 13.547 EUR (14.649 USD) 10.907 EUR (11.794 USD)
 Q75 19.368 EUR (20.943 USD) 18.030 EUR (19.496 USD)
Total inpatient revenues 0.256
 Median 15.524 EUR (16.766 USD) 15.524 EUR (16.766 USD)
 IQR 1.544 EUR (1.668 USD) 2.129 EUR (2.299 USD)
 Q25 14.402 EUR (15.554 USD) 14.810 EUR (15.995 USD)
 Q75 15.946 EUR (17.222 USD) 16.939 EUR (18.294 USD)
Total inpatient profits 0.001 *
 Median 110 EUR (119 USD) 2.853 EUR (3.081 USD)
 IQR 4.971 EUR (5.369 USD) 5.386 EUR (5.817 USD)
 Q25 −3.691 EUR (−3.986 USD) 526 EUR (568 USD)
 Q75 1.280 EUR (1.382 USD) 5.911 EUR (6.384 USD)
Surgery costs <0.0001 *
 Median 10.377 EUR (11.221 USD) 6.689 EUR (7.233 USD)
 IQR 4.727 EUR (5.111 USD) 3.170 EUR (3.427 USD)
 Q25 9.121 EUR (9.862 USD) 5.281 EUR (5.710 USD)
 Q75 13.849 EUR (14.975 USD) 8.452 EUR (9.139 USD)
Surgery revenues 0.604
 Median 6.970 EUR (7.528 USD) 6.671 EUR (7.205 USD)
 IQR 1.065 EUR (1.150 USD) 511 EUR (552 USD)
 Q25 6.276 EUR (6.778 USD) 6.459 EUR (6.976 USD)
 Q75 7.341 EUR (7.928 USD) 6.970 EUR (7.528 USD)
Surgery profits <0.0001 *
 Median −4.134 EUR (−4.465 USD) −78 EUR (−84 USD)
 IQR 4.097 EUR (4.425 USD) 2.666 EUR (2.879 USD)
 Q25 −6.786 EUR (−7.329 USD) −1.482 EUR (−1.601 USD)
 Q75 −2.689 EUR (−2.904 USD) 1.183 EUR (1.278 USD)
Surgical ward costs 0.430
 Median 4.202 EUR (4.543 USD) 3.585 EUR (3.876 USD)
 IQR 1.966 EUR (2.125 USD) 3.598 EUR (3.890 USD)
 Q25 3.603 EUR (3.896 USD) 2.858 EUR (3.090 USD)
 Q75 5.570 EUR (6.023 USD) 6.456 EUR (6.981 USD)
Surgical ward revenues 0.305
 Median 7.085 EUR (7.652 USD) 7.085 EUR (7.652 USD)
 IQR 1.126 EUR (1.216 USD) 770 EUR (832 USD)
 Q25 6.116 EUR (6.605 USD) 6.469 EUR (6.987 USD)
 Q75 7.242 EUR (7.821 USD) 7.239 EUR (7.818 USD)
Surgical ward profits 0.957
 Median 2.467 EUR (2.664 USD) 2.506 EUR (2.706 USD)
 IQR 1.945 EUR (2.101 USD) 2.718 EUR (2.935 USD)
 Q25 1.400 EUR (1.512 USD) 782 EUR (845 USD)
 Q75 3.345 EUR (3.613 USD) 3.500 EUR (3.780 USD)

Data are EUR and USD; bold characters indicate significant values, * p ≤ 0.05; exchange rate from EUR in USD based on 04/15/2022. Abbreviations: IPAA, ileal pouch-anal anastomosis; IQR, interquartile range; Q, quartile, USD, United States Dollar.