Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Urology
Manuscript ID	22444
Country	United States

Received	2015-08-29 17:05
Peer-Review Started	2015-09-05 22:05
To Make the First Decision	2015-11-24 14:41
Return for Revision	2015-11-27 08:24
Revised	2015-12-24 05:23
Second Decision	2015-12-29 11:29
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-01-07 17:00
Articles in Press	2016-01-07 17:00
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-03-04 09:49
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-03-18 17:49

ISSN	2219-2816 (online)
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Category	Urology & Nephrology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Cost effectiveness of robot-assisted urologic oncological surgery in the United States
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Catherine J Chen and Mitchell R Humphreys
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mitchell R Humphreys, MD, Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 5777 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85054, United States. humphreys.mitchell@mayo.edu
Key Words	Cost-effectiveness; Robot; Prostatectomy; Cystectomy; Partial nephrectomy
Core Tip	Robot-assisted urologic oncologic surgeries offers significant amounts of benefit, with shorter length of stay, less blood loss and improved peri-operative quality of life. The high fixed cost of robot acquisition and maintenance is offset by increasing the number of robot cases per year, narrowing the gap in cost between robot-assisted surgeries and open surgeries. Cost effective analysis and cost benefit analysis of robot-assisted surgeries are difficult to assess given the difficulties with evaluating indirect costs. However, the measurable differences favor robot-assisted surgeries.
Publish Date	2016-03-18 17:49
Citation	Chen CJ, Humphreys MR. Cost effectiveness of robot-assisted urologic oncological surgery in the United States. World J Clin Urol 2016; 5(1): 24-28
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2816/full/v5/i1/24.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5410/wjcu.v5.i1.24

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