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Table 6 Length of Stay costs

From: Cost comparison between open radical cystectomy, laparoscopic radical cystectomy, and robot-assisted radical cystectomy for patients with bladder cancer: a systematic review of segmental costs

Author

Urinary diversion

Length of stay cost (ORC)

Length of stay cost (RARC)

Mean length of stay (ORC) (days)

Mean length of stay (RARC) (days)

Bansal [13]

Ileal conduit, Orthotopic neobladder

$6314 (46.7%)

$4836 (30.1%)

12.5

8.8

Bochner [23]

Ileal conduit, Orthotopic neobladder

N.A. (included in total cost)

8

8

Martin [21]

Ileal conduit

N.A. (included in total cost)

10

5

Lee [22]b

Ileal conduit, Orthotopic neobladder, Continent cuteneous

$8592 (33.7–41.5%)

$5907 (26.0–28.6%)

8a

5.5a

Smith [11]

N.A.

$4982 (30.7%)

$4418 (30.2%)

5.3b

4.7b

  1. LOS and related costs, and the proportion of the total costs in the included studies. aSignificantly different between ORC and RARC; bcosts are presented as median costs