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In addition, we evaluated the costs associated with adverse events (AEs) from a societal perspective and evaluated the current cost of AEs based on published literature and publicly available datasets. We determined the cost reduction when replacing the in-person 4\u20136-week postoperative consultation visit with remote self-assessment using our previous clinical trial, publicly available healthcare resource databases, and threshold analysis to determine the effect on cost if the incidence of AEs is affected by conducting an online self-assessment. We collected AE probabilities and costs of AEs based on published literature and databases. and performed a threshold analysis to demonstrate the financial impact if the incidence of AEs is altered versus the savings due to replacing the 4\u20136 weeks in-person consultation with remote self-assessment. Remote self-assessments resulted in an average savings between -\u20ac83 and -\u20ac92 per patient. 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