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Minimally Invasive Surgery

Appendectomy

Appendectomy is one of the most frequent emergency operation in developed countries with about 100,000 operations in Germany every year. About 93 % of appendectomies are performed laparoscopically. [1]

Laparoscopic appendectomy can be regarded as a well-established surgical technique [2]

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Less postoperative pain, reduced risk of wound infection, faster recovery and shorter hospital stay have been shown to be advantages of laparoscopic compared with open appendectomy in adults. [2] A proven laparoscopic technique is the treatment with the AESCULAP® DS Appendectomy-Clip. The DS Clip offers the same reliability and safety as existing options. [3], [4] But compared to some established products, the clip can provide noticeable cost savings for the removal of the appendix base in laparoscopic appendectomy. [4]

Cost calculation for direct costs in the OR

Stapler vs. DS Appendectomy-Clip

  • average costs with Stapler

    0€

    per appendectomy surgery

  • average costs with DS Appendectomy-Clip

    0€

    per appendectomy surgery

  • average savings

    0€

    by performing 350 appendectomies per year

All calculations are based on the DRG report browser [5]

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Clinical use of the DS Appendectomy-Clip

Laparoscopic appendectomy, Colin M. Krüger, MD, Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany

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[1] Stöß C, Nitsche U, Neumann PA, Kehl V, Wilhelm D, Busse R, Friess H, Nimptsch U, Acute. Appendicitis: Trends in Surgical Treatment. A Population-Based Study of Over 800 000 Patients. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021. 118: 244-9. DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0118.

[2] Jaschinski T, Mosch CG, Eikermann M, Neugebauer EA, Sauerland S. Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Nov 28;11(11):CD001546.

[3] Rickert A, Bonninghoff R, Post S, Walz M, Runkel N, Kienle P. Appendix stump closure with titanium clips in laparoscopic appendectomy. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2012; 397(2):327–31.

[4] Rickert A, Krüger C, Runkel N, Kuthe A, Köninger J, Jansen-Winkeln B et al. The TICAP-Study (titanium clips for appendicular stump closure): A prospective multicentre observational study on appendicular stump closure with an innovative titanium clip. BMC Surgery. 2015;15(85).

[5] InEK. G-DRG-Report-Browser 2018, InEK GmbH (Internet). G-drg.de. 2018 (cited 02 March 2018).