TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is less expensive than open cholecystectomy
AU - Anderson, Richard E.
AU - Hunter, John G.
PY - 1991/6
Y1 - 1991/6
N2 - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is emerging as the most attractive alternative to open cholecystectomy (OC) ever offered to patients. It combines a rapid recovery time with definitive therapy for their affliction. In addition to its greater acceptance by patients, LC has the potential to be more economical than OC because of the markedly shorter hospital stay required by most patients who have undergone LC. In this article we compare the hospital charges for patients undergoing LC with a matched group of patients undergoing OC. The hospital charge was $4,070 ± 297 (mean ± SEM) for patients undergoing LC and $5,017 ± 497 for patients undergoing OC. This difference arises from the mean cost of in–patient care, which was $353 ± 40 for LC patients and $1,335±138 for OC patients. LC appeared to be a bargain, both economically and physiologically.
AB - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is emerging as the most attractive alternative to open cholecystectomy (OC) ever offered to patients. It combines a rapid recovery time with definitive therapy for their affliction. In addition to its greater acceptance by patients, LC has the potential to be more economical than OC because of the markedly shorter hospital stay required by most patients who have undergone LC. In this article we compare the hospital charges for patients undergoing LC with a matched group of patients undergoing OC. The hospital charge was $4,070 ± 297 (mean ± SEM) for patients undergoing LC and $5,017 ± 497 for patients undergoing OC. This difference arises from the mean cost of in–patient care, which was $353 ± 40 for LC patients and $1,335±138 for OC patients. LC appeared to be a bargain, both economically and physiologically.
KW - Cost
KW - Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
KW - Open cholecystectomy
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U2 - 10.1097/00129689-199106000-00004
DO - 10.1097/00129689-199106000-00004
M3 - Article
C2 - 1669387
AN - SCOPUS:0026166812
SN - 1051-7200
VL - 1
SP - 82
EP - 84
JO - Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy
JF - Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy
IS - 2
ER -