Comparison of 1-Year Health Care Expenditures and Utilization Following Minimally Invasive vs Open Nephrectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Given the widespread adoption and clinical benefits of minimally invasive surgery approaches (MIS) in partial nephrectomy (PN) and radical nephrectomy (RN), assessment of long-term cost implications is relevant.

Objective

To compare health care utilization and expenditures within 1 year after MIS and open surgery (OS).

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was conducted using a US commercial claims database between 2013 and 2018. A total of 5104 patients aged 18 to 64 years who underwent PN or RN for kidney cancer and were continuously insured for 180 days before and 365 days after surgery were identified. An inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis was performed to examine differences in costs and use of health care services.

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SUBMITTER: Okhawere KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9482061 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature