ArticleTransfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie2025
Transfusion Risk in Open, Laparoscopic, and Robotic-Assisted Surgery: A Propensity Score Matched Case-Control Study across Surgical Disciplines.
Article in Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Advances in the understanding and management of hospital-acquired anemia.Current opinion in anaesthesiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Robotic-assisted surgery is increasingly performed in various surgical disciplines demonstrating improved oncological and functional outcomes compared to conventional surgery. Objective: Unclear is how robotic-assisted surgery affects perioperative anemia and the need for blood products. Methods: In this case-control study, 15,009 matched patient pairs undergoing urological, visceral, or thoracic surgery were included. Pairwise comparisons between robotic-assisted surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and open surgery were performed with propensity score matching. Results: Robotic-assisted surgery compared to open surgery was associated with a risk reduction of allogeneic red blood cell transfusion by RR: 0.32 (95% CI: 0.27-0.37) and a limited reduction of perioperative hemoglobin (perioperative hemoglobin difference of 0.40 g/dL, 95% CI: 0.31-0.49). Robotic-assisted surgery was associated with a shorter length of hospital stay by 4.29 days (95% CI: 3.74-4.84). Compared to laparoscopic surgery, robotic-assisted surgery had no significant effect on red blood cell transfusions (RR: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.75-1.18), perioperative hemoglobin (0.27 g/dL, 95% CI: 0.16-0.38), or length of hospital stay 0.53 days (95% CI: -0.14-1.19). Conclusions: Robotic-assisted and laparoscopic procedures are associated with reduced blood transfusions compared to open surgery and, thus the advancement of minimally invasive procedures constitutes an important measure to improve patient outcomes.
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