AUTHOR=Buonomo Oreste Claudio , Vinci Danilo , De Carolis Gerardo , Pellicciaro Marco , Petracca Francesco , Sadri Amir , Buonomo Chiara , Dauri Mario , Vanni Gianluca 

TITLE=Role of Breast-Conserving Surgery on the National Health System Economy From and to SARS-COVID-19 Era

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.705174

DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2021.705174

ISSN=2296-875X

ABSTRACT=<p>Day surgery breast-conserving surgery (DS-BCS) is a surgical approach applied in many specialized breast surgery departments. This study demonstrates the benefits of this approach from the perspectives of patients and of the Hospital/National Health System compared to ordinary breast-conserving surgery (ORD-BCS) under general anesthetic. A comparison of costs and diagnosis-related group (DRG) reimbursement demonstrated improved cost-effectiveness in DS-BCS compared to ORD-BCS.</p>