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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2025

Comment on "Impact of preoperative diastolic dysfunction on short-term outcomes following robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE)".

Koyel Roy, Sunita Banerjee, Yugdeep Kaur

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Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Koyel RoySchool of Law, Arka Jain University, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 832108, India. koyelroy847@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-1085-6928
Sunita BanerjeeArka Jain University, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.
Yugdeep KaurSchool of Law, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This commentary addresses the retrospective study by Torabi et al. on the impact of preoperative diastolic dysfunction on RAMIE. While the study found no association with adverse short-term outcomes, concerns remain regarding statistical power, grade stratification, and unadjusted confounders. A broader inclusion of dysfunction severity is needed to clarify its true perioperative clinical significance.

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EsophagectomyMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresRobotic Surgical ProceduresDiastoleHumansPostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative PeriodRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeDiastolic dysfunctionEchocardiographic predictorsPerioperative risk stratificationPostoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF)Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE)

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PMID40779015

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