Table 3 Comparison of medical costs between ORC and RARC/ERAS (× 103 JPY).

From: Advantages of enhanced recovery after surgery program in robot-assisted radical cystectomy

Category

ORC

RARC/ERAS

P

Drug cost, median (IQR)

78.7 (36.3–125.4)

14.2 (11.9–22.4)

 < 0.001

Operation/anesthesia cost, median (IQR)

1513.9 (1433.3–1634.1)

1658.9 (1522.8–1715.0)

0.041

Hospitalization cost, median (IQR)

788.4 (653.6–929.4)

557.8 (521.9–656.5)

0.009

Examination cost, median (IQR)

122.9 (78.7–185.5)

58.9 (53.1–71.1)

 < 0.001

Total cost, median (IQR)

2478.6 (2282.7–2992.0)

2314.6 (2150.2–2450.6)

 < 0.001

  1. ERAS enhanced recovery after surgery, JPY Japanese yen, IQR interquartile range, ORC open radical cystectomy, RARC robot-assisted radical cystectomy.
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