ROBOTIC-ASSISTED VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR: DIFFERENCES IN DIRECT COSTS FROM A BRAZILIAN PUBLIC INSTITUTE PERSPECTIVE.
Thiago Nogueira CostaFrancisco TustumiLucas Sousa Maia FerrosBárbara Buccelli ColonnoRicardo Zugaib AbdallaUlysses Ribeiro JuniorIvan CecconeloPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2023)
Robotic system adds a significant overall cost to traditional laparoscopic hernia repair. The cost of the medical and robotic devices and longer operative times are the main factors driving the difference in costs.