Robotic-assisted CABG reduces healthcare costs, primarily thanks to shorter hospital stays

Cardiovascular Business November 29, 2023
Michael Walter

Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures are associated with significant cost savings compared to traditional CABG, according to new research published in the American Journal of Cardiology.[1] This was even true after adding in the high cost—more than $1 million—of the state-of-the-art robot.

“The use of robotic-assisted CABG has been slow to get accepted due to the steep learning curve and to the high costs of the robot,” wrote first author Aleksander Dokollari, MD, a cardiac surgeon with the University of Manitoba in Canada, and colleagues.

The researchers explored data from more than 1,000 patients treated with robotic-assisted CABG or traditional CABG at a single U.S. facility from May 2018 to June 2021. Any patients undergoing concomitant surgeries were...

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