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How can robot-assisted surgery provide value for money?
- Source :
- BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies, BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- BMJ, 2021.
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Abstract
- ObjectivesTo develop an interactive tool that estimates what potential benefits are needed for the robot to provide value for money when compared with endoscopic or open surgical interventions.DesignA generic online interactive tool was developed to analyze the (health) effects needed to compensate for the additional costs of using a surgical robotic system from a healthcare perspective. The application of the tool is illustrated with a hypothetical new surgical robotic platform. A synthesis of evidence from different sources was used combined with interviews with surgeons.SettingFlexible tool that can be adapted to flexible settings.ParticipantsAny hospital patient group for which robotic, endoscopic or open surgical procedures may be considered as appropriate treatment alternatives (eg, urology, gynecology, and so on).InterventionRobotically assisted surgical interventions.ComparatorEndoscopic or open surgical interventions.Main outcome measuresThresholds of how much (health) effect is needed for robot-assisted surgery to provide value for money and to become cost-effective.ResultsThe utilization rate of the surgical robotic system and a reduction in complications appeared to be important aspects in determining the value for money. To become cost-effective, it was deemed important for new surgical robotic systems to have added clinical benefit and become less costly than the current system.ConclusionsThis paper and its assisting interactive tool can be used by clinicians, researchers, and policymakers to gain insight in the benefit needed to provide value for money when using a (new) surgical robotic system or, when the effects are known or can be estimated, to assess the value for money for a specific indication. For robotic surgery to provide most value for money, we recommend assessing for each indication whether the necessary effects seem achievable.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
RD1-811
Computer science
Biomedical Engineering
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Intervention (counseling)
Value for money
Health care
Medical technology
health care costs
robotic surgical procedures
medicine
Robotic surgery
030212 general & internal medicine
Hospital patients
R855-855.5
health technology
Original Research
business.industry
030503 health policy & services
Surgery
Robotic systems
Robot
0305 other medical science
business
Utilization rate
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 26314940
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ Surgery, Interventions, & Health Technologies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....50196e97717891e5531133110d3fe34a