• Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Tumor Hospital, Lanzhou 730050, P. R. China;
ZHUZi-jiang, Email: zhuzijiang2005@sina.com
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Objective To compare medical cost and utilization efficiency of medical resources between manual layered anastomosis with mechanical stapling technique in esophagectomy. Methods Clinical data of 132 patients who underwent surgical resection of esophageal carcinoma in the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Gansu Tumor Hospital between January and October 2011 were respectively analyzed. According to different anastomotic techniques, all the patients were divided into a manual layered anastomosis group (including 40 males and 20 females with their age of 36-72 (49.3±7.6) years) and a mechanical stapling technique group (including 50 males and 22 females with their age of 30-79 (51.0±8.6) years). Demographic data, operation data, postoperative complications, direct and indirect medical cost, and constitution of direct medical cost were compared between the 2 groups. Results Medical cost of esophagectomy was 14 505.03± 1 523.37 yuan in the manual layered anastomosis group and 19 891.05±1 634.58 yuan in the mechanical stapling technique group respectively, which were statistically different (P < 0.05). Material cost was 2 242.00±751.08 yuan in the manual layered anastomosis group and 5 424.00±1 876.22 yuan in the mechanical stapling technique group respectively, which were statistically different (P < 0.05). Cost-effectiveness analysis showed that cost-effectiveness ratio in the manual layered anastomosis group was lower, thus this anastomotic technique was more reasonable. Conclusion Medical cost of manual layered anastomosis is lower than that of mechanical stapling technique in esophagectomy, as the utilization efficiency of medical resources of manual layered anastomosis is higher than that of mechanical stapling technique.

Citation: ZHENGFeng-zhang, XUEJi-jun, ZHAOHai-long, ZHUXiao-kang, ZHUZi-jiang. Cost-effectiveness Comparison of Manual Layered Anastomosis with Mechanical Stapling Technique in Esophagectomy. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014, 21(4): 503-506. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20140142 Copy

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