"Nurse-led coordinated surgical care pathways for cost optimization of robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy: medico-economic analysis of the UroCCR-25 AMBU-REIN study"
Researchers Jean-Christophe Bernhard, Grégoire Robert, Solène Ricard, Julien Rogier, Cécile Degryse, Clément Michiels, Gaëlle Margue, Peggy Blanc, Eric Alezra, Vincent Estrade, Grégoire Capon, Franck Bladou, and Jean-Marie Ferriere evaluated the medico-economic impact of Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) using a nurse-led coordinated pathway of care. They found that combining RAPN with nurse-led coordinated pathways of care led to a shorter hospital stay and reduced costs, potentially facilitating the economic sustainability of robotic assistance for hospitals where the extra cost is not covered by the healthcare system.