The Feasibility of Societal Cost Equivalence between Robotic Hysterectomy and Alternate Hysterectomy Methods for Endometrial Cancer
Figure 1
Cost analysis decision tree. Decision model tree structure showing comparison of abdominal (TAH), laparoscopic (TLH), and robotic (TRH) hysterectomy methods. The squares denote decision nodes, circles denote probability nodes, and triangles denote the terminal nodes. All probabilities and operating room times are based on our clinical experience in 2009 as summarized in Tables 1 and 2. The outcome “nodes” in the model refer to lymph node dissection, and “hemorrhage” refers to EBL > 1000 mL.
