Costs and quality of life in a randomized trial comparing minimally invasive and open distal pancreatectomy (LEOPARD trial).

J van HilstE A StratingT de RooijF DaamsS FestenBas Groot KoerkampJ M KlaaseM LuyerM G DijkgraafMarc G H Besselinknull null

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2019)

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy was at least as cost-effective as open distal pancreatectomy in terms of time to functional recovery and quality-adjusted life-years. Cosmesis and quality of life were similar in the two groups 1 year after surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
robot assisted
study protocol
phase iii
quality improvement
open label
double blind