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SynthesisObesity surgery2017

Robotic versus Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Dimitrios E Magouliotis, Vasiliki S Tasiopoulou, Eleni Sioka, Dimitrios Zacharoulis

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Synthesis in Obesity surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Dimitrios E MagouliotisFaculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, 411 10, Larissa, Greece. magoulio@med.uth.gr.
Vasiliki S TasiopoulouFaculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, 411 10, Larissa, Greece.
Eleni SiokaDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Viopolis, 411 10, Larissa, Greece.
Dimitrios ZacharoulisDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Viopolis, 411 10, Larissa, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aim to review the available literature on obese patients treated with robotic or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, in order to compare the clinical outcomes and intraoperative parameters of the two methods. A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Cochrane Library and EBSCOhost databases, in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Sixteen studies met the inclusion criteria incorporating 29,787 patients. Robotic sleeve gastrectomy (RSG) technique showed significantly higher mean operative time and increased length of hospital stay. Post-operative incidence of leakage, wound infection and bleeding, along with weight reduction, were comparable. The majority of the studies assessing charges found increased cost in RSG population. Well-designed, randomized controlled studies, comparing RSG to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), are necessary to assess further their clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness.

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Cost-Benefit AnalysisGastrectomyHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayObesity, MorbidOperative TimePostoperative PeriodRobotic Surgical ProceduresTreatment OutcomeWeight LossLaparoscopicObesityRoboticSleeve gastrectomy

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PMID27815863

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