ArticleThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2022
Robotic colorectal surgery in elderly patients: A single-centre experience.
Article in The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of recovery-centered outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Analysis of short-term functional outcomes of colorectal resections in older adults aged 75 years and older: a prospective single health board cohort study.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2026Article
- The Old: Is There Any Role for Screening Colonoscopy after the Age of 75? The Surgeon's Perspective.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2025Review
- Robotic surgery in elderly patients with colorectal cancer: Review of the current literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Review
- Robotic colorectal surgery in elderly patients: A single-centre experience.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2022Article
- The Usefulness of Robot-assisted Surgery for Elderly Colorectal Cancer Patients.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
introductionThe purpose of this study was to evaluate outcomes in elderly patients (age ≥ 65 years) undergoing robotic colorectal surgery (RCRS) in comparison with non-elderly patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsData was collected on elderly and non-elderly patients who underwent RCRS from a prospectively maintained database.
resultsA total of 89 elderly and 73 non-elderly patients were identified. No statistically significant differences in postoperative complication, reoperation, wound infection, anastomotic leak or mortality were observed. The median length of stay was 1 day longer in elderly patients (p = 0.007). Subgroup analysis of octogenarians demonstrated outcomes that compared favourably with younger patients.
conclusionRCRS in elderly patients is safe and effective, with outcomes that do not differ significantly with younger patients. Older age should not be considered to be a specific exclusion criteria for RCRS. To our knowledge, this study represents the largest in the literature to examine outcomes specifically in elderly patients undergoing RCRS.
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