Nereo Vettoretto, Emanuela Foglia, Chiara Gerardi, Emanuele Lettieri, Umberto Nocco, Emanuele Botteri, Umberto Bracale, Valerio Caracino, Francesco Maria Carrano, Elisa Cassinotti, Marco Giovenzana, Beatrice Giuliani, Angelo Iossa, Marco Milone, Giulia Montori, Roberto Peltrini, Giacomo Piatto, Mauro Podda, Alberto Sartori, Eleonora Allocati, Lucrezia Ferrario, Federica Asperti, Letizia Songia, Silvio Garattini, Ferdinando Agresta
BACKGROUND: The present paper aims at evaluating the potential benefits of high-energy devices (HEDs) in the Italian surgical practice, defining the comparative efficacy and safety profiles, as well as the potential economic and organizational advantages for hospitals and patients, with respect to standard monopolar or bipolar devices. METHODS: A Health Technology Assessment was conducted in 2021 assuming the hospital perspective, comparing HEDs and standard monopolar/bipolar devices, within eleven surgical settings: appendectomy, hepatic resections, colorectal resections, cholecystectomy, splenectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, thyroidectomy, esophago-gastrectomy, breast surgery, adrenalectomy, and pancreatectomy...
November 4, 2022: Surgical Endoscopy