What is it about?
Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer is associated with improved postoperative outcomes compared to open surgery; however, economic studies have yielded contradictory results. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical and economic outcomes of laparoscopic versus open surgery for patients with rectal cancer. Comparison between laparoscopic rectal resection and open surgery regarding postoperative complications, length of stay and costs.
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Why is it important?
Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer is not costlier than open surgery from the health care provider’s perspective, since the intraoperative costs were offset by lower postoperative costs. Open surgery tends to have a longer length of stay.
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I hope this article can clarify the readers about the outcome of laparoscopic and open rectal resection regarding postoperative complications, and costs of the procedures.
Associate Professor of Digestive Surgery Ulysses Ribeiro Jr
University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine
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This page is a summary of: Propensity score matching comparison of laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer in a middle-income country: short-term outcomes and cost analysis, ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, September 2018, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s173718.
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