Table 1 Patient characteristics and detailed costing of robotic-assisted surgery by specialty
|  | Benign Gynaecology (N = 35) | Cardiothoracic (N = 31) | Colorectal (N = 17) | Urology (N = 128) | Overall (N = 211) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RAS Patient Characteristics | |||||
 Age, year | 43.0 (32.0 to 47.0) | 60.0 (54.0 to 68.0) | 61.0 (53.0 to 72.0) | 64.0 (59.0 to 69.0) | 62.0 (53.0 to 68.0) |
 Sex, Female | 35 (100%) | 6 (19.4%) | 8 (47.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 49 (23.2%) |
 Born in Australia | 23 (65.7%) | 14 (45.2%) | 4 (23.5%) | 36 (28.1%) | 77 (36.5%) |
 Private Health Insurance | 17 (48.6%) | 3 (9.7%) | 2 (11.8%) | 19 (14.8%) | 41 (19.4%) |
 Employed | 21 (67.7%)a | 10 (55.6%)b | 10 (58.8%) | 48 (42.9%)c | 89 (50%)d |
 Operating Time (hours) | 3.0 (2.7 to 3.5) | 7.3 (6.3 to 8.6) | 8.3 (7.6 to 8.9) | 5.2 (4.9 to 5.8) | 5.4 (4.7 to 6.1) |
 Length of ICU stay (days) | – | 2.2 (1.9 to 2.9)e | – | – | 2.2 (1.9 to 2.9)e |
 Length of hospital stay (days) | 1.0 (0.3 to 2.0) | 4.0 (2.9 to 6.0) | 6.0 (4.8 to 10.3) | 1.8 (1.6 to 2.2) | 1.9 (1.6 to 3.1) |
Cost variables (AU$) | |||||
 Staff | 1184.1 (527.0 to 2062.0) | 6420.0 (4366.0 to 7828.0) | 5635.0 (3426.0 to 8403.7) | 1626.4 (1492.7 to 2144.0) | 1728.0 (1477.7 to 3405.0) |
 Emergency Department | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) |
 Critical Care | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) | 12,403.0 (6828.8 to 16,628.0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) | 0.0 (0.0 to 0.0) |
 Diagnostic | 88.0 (4.0 to 238.0) | 4136.4 (2178.8 to 5658.3) | 4732.2 (2640.6 to 6851.5) | 829.0 (493.4 to 1365.8) | 924.1 (358.0 to 2085.6) |
 Operating Room | 6569.6 (3678.1 to 9891.0) | 10,655.3 (7528.6 to 13,150.5) | 15,387.8 (11,557.6 to 27,165.5) | 7891.6 (6852.1 to 9746.6) | 8350.0 (6792.0 to 11,352.5) |
 Ward | 6229.0 (3436.5 to 12,417.0) | 4489.1 (3825.1 to 6046.5) | 4557.1 (3617.4 to 8117.0) | 5551.6 (3398.4 to 6153.0) | 5469.0 (3643.7 to 6695.4) |
 Other Costs | 1319.0 (507.5 to 2197.0) | 5849.8 (2748.3 to 9764.6) | 4508.8 (3677.4 to 7018.5) | 1915.4 (8,31.0 to 2944.7) | 2369.3 (962.7 to 3436.0) |
 Total (iFRACs – AU$) | 15,067.0 (10,101.0 to 24,752.0) | 44,655.5 (34,432.1 to 61,599.0) | 32,656.3 (26,528.8 to 57,093.0) | 17,999.6 (15,201.0 to 21,297.8) | 19,269.0 (15,445.0 to 32,199.0) |
 Total (NWAU – AU$) | 6797.1 (5410.5 to 9292.5) | 45,697.8 (34,537.6 to 50,261.3) | 21,551.7 (21,237.0 to 22,672.8) | 15,107.4 (14,868.3 to 15,331.3) | 15,107.4 (14,729.0 to 21,237.0) |
Total Variation | − 8269.90* | 1042.30 | −11,104.60* | − 2892.20* | − 4161.60* |