Robotic general surgery experience: a gradual progress from simple to more complex procedures | Zendy

AlNaami M. | Zendy; Anjum M. N. | Zendy; Aldohayan A. | Zendy; AlKhayal K. | Zendy; Alkharji H. | Zendy

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Robotic general surgery experience: a gradual progress from simple to more complex procedures

Author(s) -

AlNaami M.,

Anjum M. N.,

Aldohayan A.,

AlKhayal K.,

Alkharji H.

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the international journal of medical robotics and computer assisted surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.556

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1478-596X

pISSN - 1478-5951

DOI - 10.1002/rcs.1521

Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , chart , computer science , robotic surgery , surgery , set (abstract data type) , blood loss , medicine , retrospective cohort study , medical physics , statistics , mathematics , philosophy , epistemology , programming language

Background Robotic surgery was introduced at our institution in 2003, and we used a progressive approach advancing from simple to more complex procedures. Methods A retrospective chart review. Results Cases included totalled 129. Set‐up and operative times have improved over time and with experience. Conversion rates to standard laparoscopic or open techniques were 4.7% and 1.6%, respectively. Intraoperative complications (6.2%), blood loss and hospital stay were directly proportional to complexity. There were no mortalities and the postoperative complication rate (13.2%) was within accepted norms. Conclusion Our findings suggest that robot technology is presently most useful in cases tailored toward its advantages, i.e. those confined to a single space, those that require performance of complex tasks, and re‐do procedures. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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