Robotic-assisted surgery for prostatectomy - does the diffusion of robotic systems contribute to treatment centralization and influence patients' hospital choice?

Health Econ Rev · 2023 · PMC10170785 · PMID 37162648

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highly significantno p-value reported

The impact of RAS systems and certification on RPE procedure volume growth within hospitals is highly significant, except for the subgroup of very high-volume hospitals (> 300 RPEs), possibly due to its small sample size.

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weakly significantno p-value reported

Hospital size and type was only weakly significant for the reference patient’s utility, and variations in the 1-year reoperation ratio between hospitals did not affect the reference patient’s choice significantly.

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