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Financial toxicity risk among patients with gastric banding complications in the United States: analysis of the National Inpatient Sample
CONCLUSIONS: About 1 in 2 uninsured patients admitted for AGB-related complications were at risk of financial toxicity. In addition to surgical risks, providers should consider the potential financial consequences of AGB when counselling patients on their choice of surgery.PMID:37550162 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2023.07.002
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - August 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Yung Lee Tania Kazi Jerry Dang Matthew Kroh Aristithes G Doumouras Dennis Hong Source Type: research

Insurance Disparities in Access to Robotic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
CONCLUSIONS: As the field of colorectal cancer surgery shifts away from laparoscopy and toward robotics, new inequities across patient insurance are emerging. Proactive efforts are needed to ensure all patients benefit from a minimally invasive approach.PMID:36943527 | DOI:10.1245/s10434-023-13354-1
Source: Ann Oncol - March 21, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Christopher P Childers Abhineet Uppal Matthew Tillman George J Chang Hop S Tran Cao Source Type: research

Patient-Centered Safety Outcomes After Hysteroscopic Compared With Laparoscopic Sterilization
CONCLUSION: Compared with laparoscopic sterilization, hysteroscopic sterilization was followed by more claims for repeat sterilization procedures and abnormal uterine bleeding, but fewer procedural complications and fewer claims for pelvic or abdominal pain.CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03438682.PMID:35115444 | DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000004690
Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology - February 4, 2022 Category: OBGYN Authors: Aileen M Gariepy Carrie Lewis Diana Zuckerman Daniel J Tancredi Eryn Murphy Raegan McDonald-Mosley Sarita Sonalkar Mark Hathaway Claudia Nunez-Eddy Eleanor Bimla Schwarz Source Type: research

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Hepatectomy: A Propensity-Matched Retrospective Cohort Study of American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database
This study compares the costs associated with robotic vs. laparoscopic liver resections, taking into account 30-day complications.METHODS: Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, a propensity-matched cohort of patients with laparoscopic or robotic liver resections between 2014 and 2017 was identified. Costs were assigned to perioperative variables, including operating room (OR) time, length of stay, blood transfusions, and 30-day complications. Cost estimates were obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services billing data (2017), American Hospital Associ...
Source: The American Surgeon - April 16, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Henry P Miller Abraham Hakim Alec Kellish Marisa Wozniak John Gaughan Richard Sensenig Umur M Atabek Francis R Spitz Young K Hong Source Type: research