Abstract
Introduction
The advantages of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) are well known, but their financial costs are poorly evaluated. The aim of this study was to analyze the economic impact of surgical difficulty on LLR costs, and to identify clinical factors that most affect global charges.
Methods
All patients who underwent LLR from 2014 to 2018 in a single French center were included. The IMM classification was used to stratify surgical difficulty, from group I through group III. The costing method was done combining top-down and bottom-up approaches. A multivariate analysis was performed in order to identify clinical factors that most affect global charges.
Results
Two hundred seventy patients were included (Group I: n = 136 (50%), Group II: n = 60 (22%), Group III: n = 74 (28%)). Total expenses significantly increased (p < 0.001) from Group I to Group III, but there was no difference regarding financial income (p = 0.133). Technical platform expenses significantly increased (p < 0.001) from Group I to Group III and represented the main expense among all costs with a total of 4 930 ± 2 601€. Among technical platform expenses, the anesthesia platform represented the main expense. In multivariate analysis, the four clinical factors that affected global charges in the whole study population were operating time (p < 0.001), length of stay (p < 0.001), admission in ICU (p < 0.001) and the occurrence of major complication (p < 0.05). An admission in ICU was the clinical factor that affected most global charges, as an ICU stay had a 39.1% increase effect on global charges in the whole study population.
Conclusion
LLR is a cost-effective procedure. The more complex is the LLR, the higher is the hospital cost. An admission in ICU was the clinical factor that most affected global charges.
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Abbreviations
- ASA:
-
American Society of Anesthesiologists
- LLR:
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Laparoscopic liver resection
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Dr Q. Dubray, Dr S. Laroche, Dr E. Tribillon, Pr B. Gayet, Dr M. Beaussier, Dr A. Nassar, Dr I. Aminot, Dr S. Camps, Pr David Fuks have no conflict of interest or financial ties to disclose. There has been no previous communication with any society or meeting with regard to this paper.
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Dubray, Q., Laroche, S., Tribillon, E. et al. Analysis of economic impact of laparoscopic liver resection according to surgical difficulty. Surg Endosc 35, 1006–1013 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-08075-5
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