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Minimally Invasive Surgery
Appendectomy is one of the most frequent emergency operation in developed countries with about 100,000 operations in Germany every year. About 93 % of appendectomies are performed laparoscopically. [1]
Recording of the Webinar
Examples of use and clinical experience with Alexander Buia, MD, Chief of Department General-, Abdominal- and Thoracic Surgery, Asklepios Klinik Langen, Germany
Register now to watch the videoLess postoperative pain, reduced risk of wound infection, faster recovery and shorter hospital stay have been shown to be advantages of laparoscopic compared with open appendectomy in adults. [2] A proven laparoscopic technique is the treatment with the AESCULAP® DS Appendectomy-Clip. The DS Clip offers the same reliability and safety as existing options. [3], [4] But compared to some established products, the clip can provide noticeable cost savings for the removal of the appendix base in laparoscopic appendectomy. [4]
Cost calculation for direct costs in the OR
average costs with Stapler
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per appendectomy surgery
average costs with DS Appendectomy-Clip
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per appendectomy surgery
average savings
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by performing 350 appendectomies per year
All calculations are based on the DRG report browser [5]
Laparoscopic appendectomy, Colin M. Krüger, MD, Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
[1] Stöß C, Nitsche U, Neumann PA, Kehl V, Wilhelm D, Busse R, Friess H, Nimptsch U, Acute. Appendicitis: Trends in Surgical Treatment. A Population-Based Study of Over 800 000 Patients. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021. 118: 244-9. DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0118.
[2] Jaschinski T, Mosch CG, Eikermann M, Neugebauer EA, Sauerland S. Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Nov 28;11(11):CD001546.
[3] Rickert A, Bonninghoff R, Post S, Walz M, Runkel N, Kienle P. Appendix stump closure with titanium clips in laparoscopic appendectomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2012; 397(2):327–31.
[4] Rickert A, Krüger C, Runkel N, Kuthe A, Köninger J, Jansen-Winkeln B et al. The TICAP-Study (titanium clips for appendicular stump closure): A prospective multicentre observational study on appendicular stump closure with an innovative titanium clip. BMC Surgery. 2015;15(85).
[5] InEK. G-DRG-Report-Browser 2018, InEK GmbH (Internet). G-drg.de. 2018 (cited 02 March 2018).
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