Minimally Invasive Surgery in the United States, 2022: Understanding Its Value Using New Datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

While minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has transformed the treatment landscape of surgical care, its utilization is not well understood. The newly released Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample allows for more accurate estimates of MIS volume in the United States-in combination with inpatient datasets.

Materials and methods

Multiple nationwide databases from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) were used: the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample and National Inpatient Sample. The volume of MIS and robotic procedures were calculated from 2016 to 2018. An online query system, HCUPNet, was queried for inpatient stays from 1993 to 2014.

Results

In 2017, 9.8 million inpatient major operating room procedures were analyzed, of which 11.1% were MIS a

SUBMITTER: Mattingly AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9691544 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature