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In a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), disposable products account for approximately 40% of emissions, with trocars being key contributors. Reusable trocars lower environmental impact and evidence suggests that costs can be reduced. Accordingly, this study compares the costs of reusable versus disposable trocars during LC in a Dutch academic hospital and develops an adaptable framework for cost evaluation in other healthcare settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An activity-based costing analysis was conducted to estimate the per-procedure costs (i.e. per LC), including the costs for acquisition, sterilisation, storage, and waste disposal. This was based on an LC using four trocars: two 5\u00a0mm and two 12\u00a0mm trocars. Resource use was based on expert input, and unit costs were obtained from hospital procurement data. The costing framework was designed to be adaptable to different institutional contexts. Uncertainty in the cost difference was assessed using probabilistic sensitivity analysis with 1000 Monte Carlo simulations, alongside one-way, two-way, and scenario analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Acquisition costs per LC were substantially lower for reusable trocars (\u20ac8.15) than for disposable trocars (\u20ac89.55). Although reusable trocars incurred sterilisation costs (\u20ac13.31 per procedure), total costs, including all activities involved in LC, remained lower (\u20ac683.00 vs \u20ac751.43), resulting in savings of \u20ac68.80 per procedure. Reusable trocars were cost-saving in all sensitivity analyses. Estimated annual savings were \u20ac10,264 at institutional level (based on 150 procedures) and \u20ac1.54 million nationally (based on 22,500 procedures).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Reusable trocars are cost-saving compared to disposable trocars in LC. 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