Cost Considerations for Robotic Surgery

James Kenneth Byrd; Rebecca Paquin

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2020.07.019

Cost Considerations for Robotic Surgery

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2020 Dec;53(6):1131-1138. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2020.07.019. Epub 2020 Sep 8.

Authors

James Kenneth Byrd¹, Rebecca Paquin²

Affiliations

¹ Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street BP 4132, Augusta, GA, USA. Electronic address: ken.byrd@augusta.edu.
² Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street BP 4132, Augusta, GA, USA.

PMID: 32917419
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2020.07.019

Abstract

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is a rapidly growing diagnostic and therapeutic modality in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, having already made a large impact in the short time since its inception. Cost-effectiveness analysis is complex, and a thorough cost-effectiveness inquiry should analyze not only financial consequences but also impact on the health state of the patient. The cost-effectiveness of TORS is still under scrutiny, but the early data suggest that TORS is a cost-effective method compared with other available options when used in appropriately selected patients.

Keywords: Cost; ENT; Economic; Otolaryngology; Robotic; Surgery; TORS; Transoral.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cost-Benefit Analysis
Humans
Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / economics*
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / economics
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / surgery*
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / economics*
Robotic Surgical Procedures / economics*