title: [Evaluation of direct hospital and extra-hospital cost of operative hysteroscopy and vaginal hysterectomy].
abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate hospital and postoperative costs associated with gynecologic surgery for benign uterine pathologies. We studied operative hysteroscopy and vaginal hysterectomy. Hospital costs were broken down into several categories: operating room, postoperative hospitalization, pharmacy surgical instruments, sterilization of reused equipment, food and laundry, indirect costs. The mean total costs for the hospitalization time were 4609.8 francs for hysteroscopic surgery and 7920.3 francs for vaginal hysterectomy. Medical charges in recovery time were calculated with the help of the Social Security. These charges represented 5% of the total cost associated with the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique B, Hôpital de la Conception, Marseille.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cravello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isnardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Violin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duthilleul
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sambuc
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blanc
mesh_terms: D004180:Direct Service Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006302:Health Services Research; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000191:economics*; D015907:Hysteroscopy / Q000191:economics*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000191:economics*; D013997:Time Factors; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000601:surgery*