scholarly journals Image-Guided Pediatric Surgery Using Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciro Esposito ◽  
Alessandro Settimi ◽  
Fulvia Del Conte ◽  
Mariapina Cerulo ◽  
Vincenzo Coppola ◽  
...  
Medicina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (11) ◽  
pp. 739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boia ◽  
David

Background and Objectives: Robotic surgery is currently at the forefront of both adult and pediatric treatment. The main limit in the wide adoption of this technology is the high cost of purchasing and running the robotic system. This report will focus on the costs assessment of running a robotic program in a pediatric surgery center in Romania. Materials and Methods: In 12 months we performed 40 robot-assisted procedures in children. We recorded and analyzed data regarding their age, gender, pathological condition and comorbidities, surgical procedure, time of surgery, complications, hospital stay and related costs, medication, robotic instruments and consumables, additional cost, and income per case received from the National Insurance Company (NIC). Results: Mean cost per case was €3260.63 (€1880.07 to €9851.78) and was influenced by type of the procedure, intraoperative incidents, postoperative complication, and non-scheduled reinterventions (p < 0.05). The direct costs for operating the surgical robot were relatively constant, regardless of the surgical procedure (mean €1579.81). The reimbursement from the NIC ranged from 5% to 56% (mean 16.9%) of the total cost per case. Conclusion: In Romania, a pediatric surgery robotic program is not cost-efficient and cannot operate relying solely onto the health insurance system.


Author(s):  
David Morgan Kwartowitz ◽  
Michael I. Miga ◽  
S. Duke Herrell ◽  
Robert L. Galloway

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 294-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanner K. Hill ◽  
Asem Abdulahad ◽  
Sneha S. Kelkar ◽  
Frank C. Marini ◽  
Timothy E. Long ◽  
...  

Head & Neck ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 1032-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxin Wang ◽  
Diya Xie ◽  
Ziyang Wang ◽  
Xudong Zhang ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzieh S. Saeedi-Hosseiny ◽  
Fayez Alruwaili ◽  
Akash S. Patel ◽  
Sean McMillan ◽  
Iulian I. Iordachita ◽  
...  

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