Clinical and Economic Assessment of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy With the Hinotori Surgical System: Insights From a Japanese Single-Centre Study
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Abstract
Background
We investigated the clinical and economic outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) using the hinotori surgical system (H-RARP).
Methods
The analysis was conducted on 76 and 68 patients who underwent RARP using the da Vinci surgical system (D-RARP) and H-RARP, respectively. Safety, oncological, and functional outcomes were compared between H-RARP and D-RARP. Risk factors influencing medical costs in RARP were identified via linear regression analysis.
Results
Except for longer operative time in H-RARP, clinical outcomes were comparable. The median medical costs per case were $12,426.8 for D-RARP and $12,548.9 for H-RARP. Operative time (coefficient: 0.0002, p < 0.001), pathological T stage (coefficient: 0.023, p = 0.030), and postoperative hospital stay (coefficient: 0.028, p < 0.001) were significant factors affecting medical costs; in contrast, the type of robot-assisted surgical system was not a significant factor.
Conclusions
H-RARP offers clinical outcomes comparable to those of D-RARP while maintaining equivalent medical costs.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery provides a cross-disciplinary platform for presenting the latest developments in robotics and computer assisted technologies for medical applications. The journal publishes cutting-edge papers and expert reviews, complemented by commentaries, correspondence and conference highlights that stimulate discussion and exchange of ideas. Areas of interest include robotic surgery aids and systems, operative planning tools, medical imaging and visualisation, simulation and navigation, virtual reality, intuitive command and control systems, haptics and sensor technologies. In addition to research and surgical planning studies, the journal welcomes papers detailing clinical trials and applications of computer-assisted workflows and robotic systems in neurosurgery, urology, paediatric, orthopaedic, craniofacial, cardiovascular, thoraco-abdominal, musculoskeletal and visceral surgery. Articles providing critical analysis of clinical trials, assessment of the benefits and risks of the application of these technologies, commenting on ease of use, or addressing surgical education and training issues are also encouraged. The journal aims to foster a community that encompasses medical practitioners, researchers, and engineers and computer scientists developing robotic systems and computational tools in academic and commercial environments, with the intention of promoting and developing these exciting areas of medical technology.