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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2018

Robotics confers an advantage in right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis when matched against conventional laparoscopy.

James Chi-Yong Ngu, Yvonne Ying-Ru Ng

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Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

James Chi-Yong NguDepartment of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2, Simei Street 3, Singapore, 529889, Singapore. james_ngu@cgh.com.sg.
Yvonne Ying-Ru NgDepartment of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, 2, Simei Street 3, Singapore, 529889, Singapore.
Changi General Hospital · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Comparisons between robotic and laparoscopic right hemicolectomy have been confounded by variations in operative technique. This study evaluates the two procedures after standardizing the intraoperative steps and perioperative management. Patients who underwent robotic right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal bowel anastomosis between July 2015 and June 2017 were matched with a laparoscopic group. Perioperative management was in accordance to an enhanced recovery protocol. Outcomes and histopathological data were compared. Thirty-two patients were included. Amongst the patients who did not undergo complete mesocolic excision, the median operative time did not differ between the two groups (p = 0.413). The robotic group recorded a statistically shorter time for intracorporeal anastomosis (13 vs 19 min, p = 0.024). Postoperative recovery and complication rates were similar, except for a greater lymph node harvest in the robotic group (41 vs 31, p = 0.038). Robotic surgery achieves short-term results comparable to existing conventional laparoscopy, notwithstanding the advantages of enhanced ergonomics.

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AgedAnastomosis, SurgicalClinical ProtocolsColectomyColonic NeoplasmsFemaleHumansIntestinesLaparoscopyLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimePerioperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRobotic Surgical ProceduresIntracorporeal anastomosisLaparoscopicRight hemicolectomyRoboticXi

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PMID29470772
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