Laparoscopic hysterectomy saves money:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
A study comparing total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) and total abdominal hysterectomy has shown TLH to be the more cost effective of the two treatments. Researchers at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden said its lower indirect costs, such as quicker recovery time, far outweighed its slightly higher direct costs such as the price of surgical instruments.