The Cost Evaluation of Day-Case Compared With Inpatient Stapes Surgery for Otosclerosis: Subanalysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
A day-case approach in primary or revision stapes surgery does not result in a statistically significant reduction of health care-related hospital and out-of-hospital costs compared with an inpatient approach. It also does not affect the surgical outcome (objective audiometric measurements and complication rate), QoL, and postoperative course (number of postoperative hospital and out-of-hospital visits).Level of evidence: 1.
Authors
- Digna M. A. Kamalski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7945-2592)
- Laura S. M. Derks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4282-2972)
- Wilko Grolman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-3526)
- Robert J. Stokroos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8037-2573)
- Inge Wegner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4124-7224)
- Hans G. X. M. Thomeer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0937-6189)
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Centre Hospitalier de Béziers (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000004378
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.58