A systematic review of full economic evaluations of robotic-assisted surgery in thoracic and abdominopelvic procedures.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to conduct a systematic review of full economic analyses of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) in adults' thoracic and abdominopelvic indications. Authors used Medline, EMBASE, and PubMed to conduct a systematic review following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) 2020 guidelines. Fully published economic articles in English were included. Methodology and reporting quality were assessed using standardized tools. Majority of studies (28/33) were on oncology procedures. Radical prostatectomy was the most reported procedure (16/33). Twenty-eight studies used quality-adjusted life years, and five used complication rates as outcomes. Nine used primary and 24 studies used secondary data. All studies used modeling. In 81% of studies (27/33),

SUBMITTER: Sadri H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10678817 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature