Tiwari Vikram
Healthc Financ Manage. 2014 Aug;68(8):80-5.
Although robotic hysterectomy does not produce significantly better outcomes than laparoscopic hysterectomy, hospitals may feel pressure from patients and clinicians to use the robotic procedure. Hospitals that opt for robotic hysterectomy over laparoscopic hysterectomy face not only higher variable costs, but also an opportunity cost in the form of lost surgical capacity. Estimating the opportunity cost of performing robotic hysterectomy provides crucial data for hospital executives in deciding whether to invest in the procedure.
尽管机器人辅助子宫切除术的效果并不比腹腔镜子宫切除术显著更好，但医院可能会感受到来自患者和临床医生要求采用机器人手术的压力。选择机器人辅助子宫切除术而非腹腔镜子宫切除术的医院不仅面临更高的可变成本，还面临手术能力丧失形式的机会成本。估算进行机器人辅助子宫切除术的机会成本为医院管理人员决定是否投资该手术提供了关键数据。
