ArticleAnnals of surgery2026
Video Assessment of Surgical Performance in Robotic Gastroenterostomy During Pancreatoduodenectomy: Evaluating the Learning Curve and Risk of Delayed Gastric Emptying.
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- Current evidence and reported experiences for robot-assisted emergency general surgery: systematic review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Video-based OSATS and GEARS assessment of pancreatic transection and stump closure predicts clinically relevant pancreatic fistula after robotic distal pancreatectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Video-based OSATS and GEARS assessment of pancreatic transection and stump closure predicts clinically relevant pancreatic fistula after robotic distal pancreatectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Hepaticojejunostomy bile leakage and aberrant biliary anatomy during robotic pancreatoduodenectomy: intraoperative detection and management.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Early (≤ 1 year) anastomotic complications after laparoscopic and robotic hepaticojejunostomy: initial experience from a single center.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Competing institutional logics in surgical training: a qualitative study of coping strategies in China's dual-track system.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of internal stent placement on late biliary complications after robot-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Observational
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify learning curves for robotic gastroenterostomy (RGE) during robotic pancreatoduodenectomy (RPD) and the predictive value of the objective structured assessment of technical skills (OSATS) score for delayed gastric emptying (DGE) according to the Birkmeyer and colleagues and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center method.
backgroundIn some series, RPD has been associated with an increased risk of DGE. It is unclear whether this is attributable to learning curve. Improved surgical performance and experience have not yet been linked to a decrease in DGE in RPD.
methodsPost hoc study of the prospective multicenter (LAELAPS-3) training program, including videos of RGE during RPD. Surgical performance was scored with OSATS by 2 blinded graders. The main outcomes are the combined OSATS scores of 2 blinded graders over time (learning curve). Secondary outcome is the correlation between OSATS scores and clinically relevant DGE (grade B/C).
resultsVideos from 192 RGE anastomoses were included. DGE occurred in 42/192 (21.9%) patients. The mean OSATS score was 22.4 (SD ± 5.1) and predicted DGE Area under the curve (AUC): 0.668, P < 0.001). The predictive OSATS elements for DGE were gentleness (AUC: 0.719, P < 0.001), instrument handling (AUC: 0.595 P = 0.043), tissue exposure (AUC: 0.625, P = 0.009), and summary score (AUC: 0.665, P < 0.001). An OSATS score >25 was associated with a 59.9% reduced relative risk of grade B/C DGE [11.3% (8/71) vs 28.1% (34/121); odds ratio (OR): 0.325, P = 0.006]. Cumulative sum analysis of RGE-OSATS identified a turning point at 34 procedures [25.7% (36/140) before vs 11.5% (6/52) after; OR: 0.156, P = 0.035]. On multivariable analysis for grade B/C DGE, OSATS ≤25 remained an independent risk factor (OR: 2.907, P = 0.028).
conclusionsBetter surgical performance during gastroenteric anastomosis in RPD, as assessed by OSATS, is associated with a reduced rate of grade B/C DGE. OSATS could serve as a tool for competency-based training programs and quality-controlled implementation of RPD.
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