Journal article
Robotic Lobectomy Is Cost-effective and Provides Comparable Health Utility Scores to Video-assisted Lobectomy
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine if robotic-assisted lobectomy (RPL-4) is cost-effective and offers improved patient-reported health utility for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer when compared with video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy (VATS-lobectomy).
BACKGROUND: Barriers against the adoption of RPL-4 in publicly funded health care include the paucity of high-quality prospective trials and the perceived …
Authors
Patel YS; Baste J-M; Shargall Y; Waddell TK; Yasufuku K; Machuca TN; Xie F; Thabane L; Hanna WC
Journal
Annals of Surgery, Vol. 278, No. 6, pp. 841–849
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2023
DOI
10.1097/sla.0000000000006073
ISSN
0003-4932