Holmium laser resection of the prostate is more cost effective than transurethral resection of the prostate: results of a randomized prospective study.

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  • M R Fraundorfer
  • P J Gilling
  • K M Kennett
  • N G Dunton
چکیده

OBJECTIVES A cost-effectiveness analysis was carried out comparing electrosurgical transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) with holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser resection of the prostate (HoLRP). METHODS One hundred twenty patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and urodynamically proved obstruction were randomized to undergo either TURP or HoLRP. Economic and clinical outcome data were recorded prospectively out to 1 year postoperatively. RESULTS The HoLRP group experienced fewer complications and had a shorter hospital stay and catheterization time than the TURP group, with equivalent clinical outcomes at 12 months. HoLRP cost 24.5% less (New Zealand dollars $651) than TURP during the first year. CONCLUSIONS Because the clinical outcomes out to 1 year were equivalent, HoLRP was more cost-effective than TURP. On the basis of these savings, a minimum of 93 cases per year are required to recover the capital and service costs of the holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Urology

دوره 57 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001