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ReviewMethodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal2025

Robotic-Assisted Vascular Surgery: A Clinical Perspective.

Jacob Watson, Alan Lumsden, Charudatta Bavare

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Review in Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

3 authors.

Jacob WatsonHouston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0706-6382
Alan LumsdenHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9620-5274
Charudatta BavareHouston Methodist, Houston, Texas, US.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This literature review provides a comprehensive clinical perspective on the current and potential role of robotic-assisted surgery within vascular practice. It outlines the historical development and technical components of surgical robotic platforms, particularly the da Vinci system, and reviews published evidence on robotic-assisted vascular procedures. It also examines the advantages and limitations of robotic approaches compared to open and endovascular techniques, the current absence of dedicated robotic tools for vascular use, and the growing need for structured training pathways.

Indexed as

Endovascular ProceduresRobotic Surgical ProceduresVascular DiseasesVascular Surgical ProceduresHumansTreatment Outcomeda Vincilaparoscopicminimally invasiverobotic surgeryrobotic vascular anastomosisvascular surgery

Identifiers

PMID41078852
PMCPMC12513347

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