Cost analysis of laparoscopy vs.laparotomy in the treatment of ovarian cysts / 中国微创外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the costs of laparoscopy and laparotomy in the operative treatment of ovarian cysts. Methods Patients with ovarian cysts who were operated on by laparoscopy (83) or by laparotomy (65) in the Peking University Third Hospital from June 2000 to August 2001 were retrospectively analyed.Patients' hospital stay,time taken for the patients to return to work,hospital charges,costs because of inability to work and total costs (including the direct medical costs,direct non-medical costs and indirect costs) were compared between the two groups. Results The mean hospital stay and the mean time taken for the patients to return to work were statistically shorter in the laparoscopy group than those in the laparotomy group.The mean hospital charges were significantly higher and the mean costs of without work were significantly lower in the laparoscopy group.The total costs in the two groups were similar (no significant difference). Conclusions According to the mean income of the people in Beijing,the costs of laparoscopy in the operative of the ovarian cysts are not higher than that of lapatomy.