Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2017
Robotic partial nephrectomy performed with Airseal versus a standard CO
Trial report in Surgical endoscopy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- A comparison of COJournal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis compared the safety and effectiveness of the AirSeal system with traditional pneumoperitoneum systems in robot-assisted laparoscopic urologic surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Clinical and Organizational Impact of the AIRSEALWorld journal of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of AirSeal versus conventional insufflation system for retroperitoneal robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: a randomized controlled trial.World journal of urology · 2024Trial
- Comparison of valve-less and standard insufflation on pneumoperitoneum-related complications in robotic partial nephrectomy: a prospective randomized trial.Journal of robotic surgery · 2021Trial
- Low-impact laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with decreased postoperative morbidity in patients with sickle cell disease.Surgical endoscopy · 2018Trial
- A Case of Cerebral Air Embolization During Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy via a Retroperitoneal Approach for the Patient With Renal Cell Carcinoma.IJU case reports · 2026Article
- Methods used for smoke evacuation in laparoendoscopic surgery: a technical review.Surgery today · 2025Review
- Urinary leak after partial nephrectomy: Insights from a cohort with hereditary, multifocal, and reoperative cases.Urologic oncology · 2025Article
- Incidence, outcomes, and risk factors of postlaparoscopic subcutaneous emphysema: a historical cohort study.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2025Article
- Use of current automatic smoke evacuation system in flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy: Its feasibility and potential usefulness.DEN open · 2024Article
- Ventilation-Based Strategy to Manage Intraoperative Aerosol Viral Transmission in the Era of SARS-CoV-2.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Filter Trocar for Clear Visualization during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- The impact of AirSealWorld journal of urology · 2023Article
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- Impact of insufflator/aspirator versus exclusive insufflator during robotic radical prostatectomy: a comparative prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Comparison of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy performed with AirSeal® system vs. standard insufflator: results from a referral center.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Risk Factors for Atelectasis or Pneumomediastinum After Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy.Cureus · 2021Article
- Retroperitoneal Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (rRAPN): Surgical Technique and Review.Current urology reports · 2021Review
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAirseal represents a new generation of valveless and barrier-free surgical trocars that enable a stable pneumoperitoneum with continuous smoke evacuation and carbon dioxide (CO
methodsBetween October 2012 and April 2015, two cohorts of 122 consecutive patients with clinically localized renal cell carcinoma underwent RPN by a single surgeon, with the use of a standard CO
resultsThe two groups were similar in baseline, preoperative characteristics. The mean dimension of the lesion, as evaluated by contrast-enhanced CT scan, was 30 (median 28; IQR 2) and 39 mm (median 40; IQR 2) for Groups A and B, respectively (p < 0.05). The complexity of the treated tumors was similar, as indicated by the mean RENAL nephrometry score. Positive surgical margins rate was similar in both groups (3.6 vs 4.5 %, p = 0.8) as well as the need for postoperative blood transfusion (9.1 vs 4.5 %, p = 0.3) and the development of postoperative acute kidney injury (16.4 vs 10.4 %, p = 0.3). Mean operative time and warm ischemia time were significantly shorter in Group B. Moreover, a significant increase in the cases performed as "zero ischemia" was observed in Group B (7.3 vs 30 %, p < 0.01).
conclusionsThis is the first study comparing the Airseal with a standard CO
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