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Short- and long-term costs of laparoscopic colectomy are significantly less than open colectomy
Surgical Endoscopy, 2010The financial impact of laparoscopic colectomy remains poorly defined. We report the short-term costs of laparoscopic colectomy (LC) as compared with open colectomy (OC) in a high-volume tertiary care hospital, and are the first to incorporate the costs of late, colectomy-related complications in an analysis of long-term costs.A retrospective analysis ...
David P, Eisenberg +8 more
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The Role of Bowel Preparation in Open, Minimally Invasive, and Converted-to-Open Colectomy
Journal of Surgical Research, 2019Bowel preparation before colectomy is considered an effective strategy to decrease postoperative complications. However, data regarding the effect of bowel preparation in patients undergoing minimally invasive colectomy are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of different bowel preparation strategies in patients undergoing open ...
Jiajun Luo +7 more
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Is laparoscopic colectomy inferior to open colectomy for patients with curable colon cancer?
Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2008Is laparoscopic colectomy inferior to open colectomy for patients with curable colon cancer?
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Laparoscopic versus open colectomy: the impact of frailty on outcomes
Updates in Surgery, 2018Frailty in the elderly population is an important predictor of surgical outcomes. It has been quantified by several models, including the modified frailty index, which has demonstrated applicability in many surgical subspecialties. We aim to conduct the first decade-long retrospective analysis of frailty and complications between open and laparoscopic ...
Pankti, Kothari +2 more
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Laparoscopic colectomy is cheaper than conventional open resection
Colorectal Disease, 2007AbstractObjective International randomized trials have endorsed the routine use of laparoscopic techniques in colorectal surgery. The authors hypothesize that the overall care pathway in minimal access resection was cheaper than conventional open resection.Method This was a case‐matched study of consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic resection ...
P F, Ridgway +3 more
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Laparoscopic Right Colectomy Versus Open Right Colectomy for Neoplasia
American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2005William Harb +4 more
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