Cost-effective appendectomy: open or laparoscopic? A prospective randomized study

Authors
Category Primary study
Year 1998
This is a critical abstract of an economic evaluation that meets the criteria for inclusion on NHS EED. Each abstract contains a brief summary of the methods, the results and conclusions followed by a detailed critical assessment on the reliability of the study and the conclusions drawn. The authors concluded that laparoscopic appendectomy is as safe as open appendectomy. The hospital costs are higher, but LA offers significant cost savings to the payer for working patients.
Epistemonikos ID: e23f217d1abb8891469aaf3f5c9e7ca9b6fbe87f
First added on: Apr 19, 2023