ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2018
First 100 consecutive robotic inguinal hernia repairs at a Veterans Affairs hospital.
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- Robotic surgery for inguinal and ventral hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Spin is present in the majority of articles evaluating robot-assisted groin hernia repair: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Pooled it
- Robotic inguinal hernia repair: is technology taking over? Systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2019Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Management of Inguinal Hernias in the 21st Century.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Robotic minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair with the Dexter robotic system™: A prospective multicenter clinical investigation.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- A retrospective review of a large series of groin hernia patients operated with robotically assisted laparoscopic technique (R-TAPP).Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Robot-assisted groin hernia repair is primarily performed by specialized surgeons: a scoping review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison of BMI on operative time and complications of robotic inguinal hernia repair at a VA medical center.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Current status and future perspectives of robotic inguinal hernia repair.Surgery today · 2022Review
- Results of robotic TAPP and conventional laparoscopic TAPP in an outpatient setting: a cohort study in Switzerland.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- Safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted groin hernia repair.Journal of robotic surgery · 2021Article
- Perioperative outcomes and cost of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.Surgical endoscopy · 2020Article
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Abstract
The utilization of robotics in general surgery has increased significantly including usage in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system. We implemented a robotic inguinal hernia repair (RIHR) program in our VA hospital and report on initial experience with safety and outcomes. The first 100 consecutive RIHR at a VA hospital were reviewed and compared against the results of contemporaneous open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR). Data were collected for operative characteristics, surgical complications and pain related outcomes. Overall, operative times for OIHR were less than RIHR (83.7 vs. 109.7 min, p < 0.0001); however, there was no difference in operative time for bilateral repairs (121.5 vs. 121.9 min, p = ns). Complication rates were similar between the groups. RIHR patients had less pain at POD 1 than OIHR patients (p = 0.05). RIHR were less likely to have multiple post-op visits for pain than OIHR patients (p = 0.003). RIHR can be implemented in the VA system with acceptable surgical outcomes. RIHR may be associated with less post-operative pain in the early post-operative period.
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