ArticleObesity surgery2022
Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Outcomes over 5 Years in Nearly 800,000 Patients.
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- Robotic-Assisted Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy - A Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Differences in utilization and outcomes for laparoscopic versus robotic cholecystectomy in patients with class IV obesity: a retrospective cohort analysis of the NSQIP database.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Evaluating trends and outcomes between robotic and laparoscopic bariatric surgery in patients with BMI ≥ 60 kg/mSurgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Robotic-assisted bariatric surgery in medical tourism: a retrospective descriptive study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Observational
- Robotic vs. laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with BMI ≥ 60 kg/m2 - results of over 230,000 patients using the MBSAQIP database.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Factors associated with increased costs in robotic gastric bypass surgery: Australian healthcare system perspective.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Indications and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Conversional Bariatric Surgery: An MBSAQIP Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Robotic approach does not eliminate first assistant in bariatric surgery compared to laparoscopy.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Obesity Surgery Response to Letter to the Editor.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Gastric bypass performed with different surgical platforms during different periods.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Racial disparities in the utilization and outcomes of robotic bariatric surgery: an 8-year analysis of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation Quality Improvement Program data.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2025Article
- Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Outcome Trends Over Time: Are We Improving?Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Robot-assisted vs laparoscopic bariatric procedures in super-obese patients: clinical and economic outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Global benchmarks in primary robotic bariatric surgery redefine quality standards for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy.The British journal of surgery · 2024Article
- Robotic-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with the novel platform HugoUpdates in surgery · 2024Article
- Changes in utilization of robotic bariatric surgery and effect on patient outcomes from 2015-2020.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery Is Associated with Increased Postoperative Complications Compared to Laparoscopic: a Nationwide Readmissions Database Study.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionStudies assessing outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic bariatric metabolic surgery (BMS) have been limited by the relatively small percentage of robotic cases. However, in recent years, the number of robotic BMS cases has doubled. We report the largest US study comparing robotic versus laparoscopic outcomes in BMS over the longest time period (5 years).
methodsAnalysis of the MBSAQIP database was undertaken. This included information on 791,423 patients from 2015-2019 in the USA. Within this retrospective case-control study, 13.7% of SG and 16.6% of RYGB cases were done robotically.
settingUSA, MBSAQIP database.
resultsRobotic BMS increased mean operative time by 26 min for SG and 40 min for RYGB. However, this did not increase the 30-day venous thromboembolism (VTE) or organ dysfunction complications between the 2 groups. Robotic SG had slightly higher risks of multiple infectious complications (OR 1.26 to 1.76). Robotic RYGB had slightly lower infectious complications and transfusion requirements. Robotic BMS had higher 30-day readmission rates and 30-day reoperative rates for both SG and RYGB.
conclusionsBoth robotic SG and RYGB were found to have significantly longer operative times than laparoscopic SG and RYGB. Potential outcome benefits from robotic BMS can include a reduction in infectious complications and transfusion requirements with robotic RYGB cases. SGs were found to have slightly higher infectious complications.
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