A clinical outcome and cost analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy

LE McCahill, CA Pellegrini, T Wiggins… - The American journal of …, 1996 - Elsevier
… We performed a cost analysis comparing laparoscopic and open appendectomies … Women
in our study mdergoing routine open appendectomy had a normal apjendix 31% of the time. …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes and cost analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis: 4-years experience in a district hospital

V Minutolo, A Licciardello, B Di Stefano, M Arena… - BMC surgery, 2014 - Springer
… -abdominal abscess risk, and costs compared to open appendectomy. This study aimed
to compare outcomes and cost of laparoscopic and open appendectomy in a district hospital. …

Economics of appendicitis: cost trend analysis of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy from 1998 to 2008

B McGrath, MT Buckius, R Grim, T Bell… - Journal of Surgical …, 2011 - Elsevier
appendicitis over the last decade; however, its cost benefit compared to open appendectomy
… The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utilization of LA and its cost effectiveness based …

A prospective randomized comparison of laparoscopic appendectomy with open appendectomy: clinical and economic analyses

KH Long, MP Bannon, SP Zietlow, ER Helgeson… - Surgery, 2001 - Elsevier
… acute appendicitis. Our primary aim was to compare laparoscopic and open appendectomy
… return to work, and reliable economic outcomes based on total charges and estimated total …

Cost analysis of laparoscopic appendectomy in a large integrated healthcare system

L Malhotra, EM Pontarelli, GG Grinberg, RS Isaacs… - Surgical …, 2022 - Springer
… as laparoscopic appendectomy. We aimed to quantify the cost of laparoscopic appendectomy
in our healthcare system and compare cost variations to operative times and outcomes. …

Cost perspectives of laparoscopic and open appendectomy

DE Moore, T Speroff, E Grogan, B Poulose… - Surgical Endoscopy and …, 2005 - Springer
… studies evaluating the cost of laparoscopic and open appendectomies. … study was to
evaluate the effectiveness of laparoscopic appendectomy, as compared with open appendectomy, …

Trends in utilization and outcomes of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy

NT Nguyen, K Zainabadi, S Mavandadi, M Paya… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
… acute and perforated appendicitis are still not clearly defined. The aim of this study was to
examine utilization and outcomes of laparoscopic versus open appendectomy using a national …

[HTML][HTML] Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: a retrospective cohort study assessing outcomes and cost-effectiveness

A Biondi, C Di Stefano, F Ferrara, A Bellia… - World Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
… the laparoscopic approach over open appendectomy including shorter hospital stay, decreased
need for postoperative analgesia, early food tolerance, earlier return to work, lower rate

Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy for acute appendicitis: a metaanalysis

B Wei, CL Qi, TF Chen, ZH Zheng, JL Huang, BG Hu… - Surgical …, 2011 - Springer
… alternative to open appendectomy (OA), but its use remains controversial. This study aimed
… But in the current study, the hospital cost showed no significant difference between LA and …

Cost-effective appendectomy: open or laparoscopic? A prospective randomized study

TJ Heikkinen, K Haukipuro, A Hulkko - Surgical endoscopy, 1998 - Springer
… This study shows that laparoscopic appendectomy can be performed safely at a hospital
cost comparable to that of open appendectomy. Among working patients, the total costs are …