ArticleSurgical endoscopy2025
Rise of the robots: implementing robotic surgery into the acute care surgery practice.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Current evidence and reported experiences for robot-assisted emergency general surgery: systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Description of the MIS EGS surgeon phenotype: how disruptive innovation can push the envelope of EGS practice.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic and Robotic Appendectomy: Efficiency and Cost Comparison.Journal of surgery and research · 2026Article
- Robotics on the rise: an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter trial of robotic versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute care surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery in hepatobiliary procedures: a scoping review.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Acute cholecystitis in the robotic era: comparative safety and feasibility of robotic and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an acute care surgery service.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Robotic Surgery in Acute Care: A Systematic Review of Its Role in Visceral Trauma and Emergency General Surgery.Cureus · 2026Review
- Surgeon Volume and Clinical Outcomes After Robotic Elective and Emergency General Surgery.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Application of double-needle bi-direction barbed sutures in laparoscopic common bile duct suture: a propensity score matching analysis.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesAcute Care Surgery (ACS) admissions and procedures are substantially increasing. ACS disproportionally accounts for a majority of morbidity and mortality among surgical patients. Minimally invasive techniques are associated with improved outcomes and shorter hospital length of stay within the ACS population. While laparoscopy is widespread, ACS surgeons have been slower to adopt the use of robotics. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating robotic surgery within ACS practice.
methodsRobotic General Surgery operations performed by 8 Acute Care Surgeons from 5 local facilities within a large integrated healthcare system were queried over a 15 month period. Patients who underwent emergent, urgent, sub-acute, and elective robotic operations by ACS staff were identified. Demographics collected included age, gender, BMI, and ASA score. Outcomes recorded included procedure classification, total supply and implant charges (TSI), conversion to open, hospital length of stay (LOS), 30 day readmission, and 30 day mortality.
resultsOf 200 operations, the most common were Cholecystectomy (43.5%), Inguinal hernia repair (26.0%), Ventral hernia repair (18.0%), Appendectomy (5.0%), and Sigmoid Colectomy (3.5%). The median (± std dev) age was 48 ± 16.66 years and BMI was 29.9 ± 8.79 kg/m
conclusionRobotic techniques may be safely implemented by ACS surgeons, potentially benefitting both patient and surgeon. LOS was similar between laparoscopic and robotic cases and only two cases required conversion to an open procedure. Next steps include a multi-center prospective trial comparing robotic to laparoscopic cases.
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