caa a22 4500 467954836 CHVBK 20180405193746.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20041101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00464-003-9168-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00464-003-9168-8 (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02637140 Comparison of resource utilization and long-term quality-of-life outcomes between laparoscopic and conventional colorectal surgery [Elektronische Daten] [E. Sokolovic, P. Buchmann, F. Schlomowitsch, T. Szucs] Background: The outcomes of laparosopic and conventional colorectal surgery, with special reference to costs of treatment and patients' quality of life, were compared. Methods: A partly retrospective cohort study was designed to assess the use of resources, and a follow-up interview was undertaken to evaluate patients' quality of life after both to define laparoscopic (LAP) and conventional (CON) surgery. Results: The length of hospital stay was significantly lower in the LAP group (median, 11 days; interquartile range [IQR], 9-15) than in the CON group (median, 16 days; IQR, 13-23; p < 0.0001), which is reflected in lower costs of hospitalization calculated for the three most frequent surgical interventions. Statistically significant improvements were noted between the median scores in the domains of physical functioning (LAP 85 vs CON 68; p < 0.05) and vitality (LAP 85 vs CON 69; p < 0.05). Conclusion: Laparoscopy is a promising alternative for the treatment of patients with colorectal diseases, offering lower costs and a better quality of life in the long term. Springer-Verlag, 2004 Quality of life nationallicence Costs nationallicence Colorectal surgery nationallicence Laparoscopy nationallicence Sokolovic E. Department of Medical Economics, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland aut Buchmann P. City Hospital Waid, Tièchestrasse 99, CH-8037, Zurich, Switzerland aut Schlomowitsch F. Department of Medical Economics, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland aut Szucs T. Department of Medical Economics, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland aut Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques Springer-Verlag; www.springer-ny.com 18/11(2004-11-01), 1663-1667 0930-2794 18:11<1663 2004 18 464 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-9168-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-003-9168-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Buchmann P. City Hospital Waid, Tièchestrasse 99, CH-8037, Zurich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques Springer-Verlag; www.springer-ny.com 18/11(2004-11-01), 1663-1667 0930-2794 18:11<1663 2004 18 464 NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sokolovic E. Department of Medical Economics, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schlomowitsch F. Department of Medical Economics, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Szucs T. Department of Medical Economics, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02637140 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Buchmann P. City Hospital Waid, Tiéchestrasse 99, CH-8037, Zurich, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques Springer-Verlag 18/11(2004-11-01), 1663-1667 0930-2794 18:11<1663 2004 18 464 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer