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  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Surgical Outcomes Research
  • Health Economics

Background:

  • Open colon surgery remains prevalent despite advancements in minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
  • A comparative analysis is needed to evaluate the efficacy and economic impact of open versus MIS colon resections.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare patient outcomes and healthcare costs between open and minimally invasive colon resections.
  • To identify differences in length of stay, readmissions, complications, mortality, and direct costs.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 88,405 elective colon resections from the Vizient® clinical database (2016-2018).
  • Comparison of demographics, length of stay, readmissions, complications, mortality, and costs between open and MIS groups.
  • Statistical analysis included Wilcoxon rank-sum test, χ² test, and multivariable logistic and quintile regression.

Main Results:

  • Minimally invasive colectomy patients had a shorter median length of stay (4 vs. 7 days), lower 30-day readmission rates (8.9% vs. 15.1%), lower mortality (0.34% vs. 4.4%), and lower total direct costs ($9013 vs. $13,582) compared to open colectomy.
  • A higher proportion of MIS patients were obese (71.4% vs. 59.6%).
  • Multivariable models confirmed these significant differences favoring MIS.

Conclusions:

  • Minimally invasive colon surgery offers substantial benefits regarding length of stay, readmission rates, mortality, and cost.
  • The routine utilization of open colon resection warrants re-evaluation in favor of MIS approaches.