AUTHOR=Ielpo Benedetto , Podda Mauro , Burdio Fernando , Sanchez-Velazquez Patricia , Guerrero Maria-Alejandra , Nuñez Javier , Toledano Miguel , Morales-Conde Salvador , Mayol Julio , Lopez-Cano Manuel , Espín-Basany Eloy , Pellino Gianluca , The ROBOCOSTES Study Collaborators , Momblan Dulce , Castro Boix Sandra , Cugat Esteban , pardo , Pujadas Marcel , Jorba Rosa , Luque Juan Bellido , Cagigas Carmen , Trebol Jacobo , Olmo Juan Carlos Martín del , García Helena Álvarez , Rodríguez José Herreros , Fernández Silva , Guillen Luis Sanchez , Aguilar José Francisco Noguera , Santos Raquel Sánchez , Sampedro Juan José Segura , Mérdia Ma Asuncion Acosta , González Iván Jesús Arteaga , Vázquez Irene Ortega , Gallego Mario Álvarez , Vicente Emilio , Cortijo Sagrario Martinez , Pizarro Sergio Pedro Olivares , Luengas David Fernandez , Jiménez David Alías , González-Abós Carolina , Gantxegi Amaia , Bassols Clara Codony , Agua Isaias Alarcon del , Maag Carlos Rafael Díaz , Amo Aroa Abascal , Fernández Carlos Jezieniecki , Sánchez David Pacheco , Orozco Julián García , Ortiz Beatriz Guil , Lasaia Manuel Alberto , Ríos Raquel , Gómez Jorge Zárate , García Gustavo Díaz , Rodrígues Víctor , Conde Guillermo Ais , Celemín Esther Ferrero , Linacero Santiago , Josa Miguel , Pascual Marta , Carré Miquel Kraft , Giné Pere Planellas , González Javier Sánchez , López Alberto Rojo , Quintana Rita Medina , Morante Ana Pilar , Ausania Fabio , Pando Elisabeth , López-Ben Santiago , García Ángel Cuadrado , Pereira José Antonio , Bravo Alex , Rentería Juan Beltrán de Heredia , López Daniel Sánchez , Casajoana Anna , Puy Ramón Vilallonga , Sancho Luis García , O‘Reilly María Hernández , López and José María Gil TITLE=Cost-Effectiveness of Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Surgery for Different Surgical Procedures: Protocol for a Prospective, Multicentric Study (ROBOCOSTES) JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.866041 DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2022.866041 ISSN=2296-875X ABSTRACT=Background

The studies which address the impact of costs of robotic vs. laparoscopic approach on quality of life (cost-effectiveness studies) are scares in general surgery.

Methods

The Spanish national study on cost-effectiveness differences among robotic and laparoscopic surgery (ROBOCOSTES) is designed as a prospective, multicentre, national, observational study. The aim is to determine in which procedures robotic surgery is more cost-effective than laparoscopic surgery. Several surgical operations and patient populations will be evaluated (distal pancreatectomy, gastrectomy, sleeve gastrectomy, inguinal hernioplasty, rectal resection for cancer, Heller cardiomiotomy and Nissen procedure).

Discussion

The results of this study will demonstrate which treatment (laparoscopic or robotic) and in which population is more cost-effective. This study will also assess the impact of previous surgical experience on main outcomes.