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SynthesisJournal of robotic surgery2023

A systematic review of full economic evaluations of robotic-assisted surgery in thoracic and abdominopelvic procedures.

Hamid Sadri, Michael Fung-Kee-Fung, Bobby Shayegan, Pierre Y Garneau, Padina Pezeshki

Open access · hybridAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of robotic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
10.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair - a detailed economic evaluation: is it worth it?Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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  15. Current and future applications of robotics in structural heart interventions.EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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  16. Costing methodologies in robotic ventral hernia repair: a scoping review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hamid SadriDepartment of Health Economic and Outcomes Research, Medtronic ULC, 99 Hereford St., Brampton, ON, L6Y 0R3, Canada. Hamid.sadri@mail.utoronto.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2004-7060
Michael Fung-Kee-FungChamplain Regional Cancer Program Depts OB/GYN, Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada.
Bobby ShayeganDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, 50 Charlton Ave., Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9570-610X
Pierre Y GarneauSurgical Department, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Boul Gouin O, Montréal, QC, H4J 1C5, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1037-8088
Padina PezeshkiDepartment of Clinical Research, Medtronic ULC, 99 Hereford St., Brampton, ON, L6Y 0R3, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2265-542X
Medtronic (Canada) · CAHôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal · CAMcMaster University · CAOttawa Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a systematic review of full economic analyses of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) in adults' thoracic and abdominopelvic indications. Authors used Medline, EMBASE, and PubMed to conduct a systematic review following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) 2020 guidelines. Fully published economic articles in English were included. Methodology and reporting quality were assessed using standardized tools. Majority of studies (28/33) were on oncology procedures. Radical prostatectomy was the most reported procedure (16/33). Twenty-eight studies used quality-adjusted life years, and five used complication rates as outcomes. Nine used primary and 24 studies used secondary data. All studies used modeling. In 81% of studies (27/33), RAS was cost-effective or potentially cost-effective compared to comparator procedures, including radical prostatectomy, nephrectomy, and cystectomy. Societal perspective, longer-term time-horizon, and larger volumes favored RAS. Cost-drivers were length of stay and equipment cost. From societal and payer perspectives, robotic-assisted surgery is a cost-effective strategy for thoracic and abdominopelvic procedures.Clinical trial registration This study is a systematic review with no intervention, not a clinical trial.

Indexed as

Robotic Surgical ProceduresCost-Benefit AnalysisHumansMaleProstateProstatectomyQuality-Adjusted Life YearsCost-effectiveness analysisCost-utility analysisRobotic-assisted surgerySystematic reviewThoracic and abdominopelvic

Identifiers

PMID37843673
PMCPMC10678817
OpenAlexW4387660893

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