Frontiers in Surgery (May 2022)

Cost-Effectiveness of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Surgery for Different Surgical Procedures: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicentric Study (ROBOCOSTES)

  • Benedetto Ielpo,
  • Mauro Podda,
  • Fernando Burdio,
  • Patricia Sanchez-Velazquez,
  • Maria-Alejandra Guerrero,
  • Javier Nuñez,
  • Miguel Toledano,
  • Salvador Morales-Conde,
  • Julio Mayol,
  • Manuel Lopez-Cano,
  • Eloy Espín-Basany,
  • Gianluca Pellino,
  • Gianluca Pellino,
  • The ROBOCOSTES Study Collaborators,
  • Dulce Momblan,
  • Sandra Castro Boix,
  • Esteban Cugat,
  • pardo,
  • Marcel Pujadas,
  • Rosa Jorba,
  • Juan Bellido Luque,
  • Carmen Cagigas,
  • Jacobo Trebol,
  • Juan Carlos Martín del Olmo,
  • Helena Álvarez García,
  • José Herreros Rodríguez,
  • Silva Fernández,
  • Luis Sanchez Guillen,
  • José Francisco Noguera Aguilar,
  • Raquel Sánchez Santos,
  • Juan José Segura Sampedro,
  • Ma Asuncion Acosta Mérdia,
  • Iván Jesús Arteaga González,
  • Irene Ortega Vázquez,
  • Mario Álvarez Gallego,
  • Emilio Vicente,
  • Sagrario Martinez Cortijo,
  • Sergio Pedro Olivares Pizarro,
  • David Fernandez Luengas,
  • David Alías Jiménez,
  • Carolina González-Abós,
  • Amaia Gantxegi,
  • Clara Codony Bassols,
  • Isaias Alarcon del Agua,
  • Carlos Rafael Díaz Maag,
  • Aroa Abascal Amo,
  • Carlos Jezieniecki Fernández,
  • David Pacheco Sánchez,
  • Julián García Orozco,
  • Beatriz Guil Ortiz,
  • Manuel Alberto Lasaia,
  • Raquel Ríos,
  • Jorge Zárate Gómez,
  • Gustavo Díaz García,
  • Víctor Rodrígues,
  • Guillermo Ais Conde,
  • Esther Ferrero Celemín,
  • Santiago Linacero,
  • Miguel Josa,
  • Marta Pascual,
  • Miquel Kraft Carré,
  • Pere Planellas Giné,
  • Javier Sánchez González,
  • Alberto Rojo López,
  • Rita Medina Quintana,
  • Ana Pilar Morante,
  • Fabio Ausania,
  • Elisabeth Pando,
  • Santiago López-Ben,
  • Ángel Cuadrado García,
  • José Antonio Pereira,
  • Alex Bravo,
  • Juan Beltrán de Heredia Rentería,
  • Daniel Sánchez López,
  • Anna Casajoana,
  • Ramón Vilallonga Puy,
  • Luis García Sancho,
  • María Hernández O‘Reilly,
  • and José María Gil López

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.866041
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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BackgroundThe studies which address the impact of costs of robotic vs. laparoscopic approach on quality of life (cost-effectiveness studies) are scares in general surgery.MethodsThe Spanish national study on cost-effectiveness differences among robotic and laparoscopic surgery (ROBOCOSTES) is designed as a prospective, multicentre, national, observational study. The aim is to determine in which procedures robotic surgery is more cost-effective than laparoscopic surgery. Several surgical operations and patient populations will be evaluated (distal pancreatectomy, gastrectomy, sleeve gastrectomy, inguinal hernioplasty, rectal resection for cancer, Heller cardiomiotomy and Nissen procedure).DiscussionThe results of this study will demonstrate which treatment (laparoscopic or robotic) and in which population is more cost-effective. This study will also assess the impact of previous surgical experience on main outcomes.

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