Annual nationwide analysis of costs and post-operative outcomes after radical prostatectomy according to the surgical approach (open, laparoscopic, and robotic).
Guillaume PloussardAnnabelle GrabiaEric BarretJean-Baptiste BeauvalLaurent BrureauGilles CréhangeCharles DarianeGaëlle FiardGaëlle FromontMathieu GauthéRomain MathieuRaphaële Renard-PennaGuilhem RoubaudAlain RuffionPaul SargosMorgan RouprêtCharles-Edouard Lequeunull nullPublished in: World journal of urology (2021)
This nationwide analysis demonstrates the benefits of RARP in terms of post-operative short-term outcomes. Higher costs related to the robotic system appear to be balanced by patient care improvements and reduced direct costs due to shorter LOS.