Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41538562›Full record

ArticleRevista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes2026

Robotic surgery in the interior of Brazil: Is it possible?

Jorge Roberto Mercante-Carlotto, Petra Mistura Arcoverde Cavalcanti, Ana Luísa Dos Santos Carregosa, Eduarda Leitzke, Lara Fabian DE Moura, Milena DE Almeida DA Motta, Nicole Mombelli Mattei, Rodrigo Guerra-Casarin, Tami Zang Crestani

Erratum issuedAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jorge Roberto Mercante-Carlotto- Universidade de Passo Fundo, Medicina - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5769-6123
Petra Mistura Arcoverde Cavalcanti- Universidade de Passo Fundo, Medicina - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7095-5349
Ana Luísa Dos Santos Carregosa- Universidade de Passo Fundo, Medicina - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9993-2822
Eduarda Leitzke- Universidade de Passo Fundo, Medicina - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9341-8881
Lara Fabian DE Moura- Universidade de Passo Fundo, Medicina - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8887-8851
Milena DE Almeida DA Motta- Universidade de Passo Fundo, Medicina - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3193-3340
Nicole Mombelli Mattei- Universidade de Passo Fundo, Medicina - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6531-2417
Rodrigo Guerra-Casarin- Hospital de Clínicas de Passo Fundo - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0721-4397
Tami Zang Crestani- Universidade de Passo Fundo, Medicina - Passo Fundo - RS - Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2985-1485

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionRobotic surgery has been used in the treatment of various surgical diseases due to its precision and satisfactory outcomes. This study aims to describe the profile of patients undergoing robotic surgery at the Hospital de Clínicas de Passo Fundo and analyze the variables related to the procedure and its outcomes.

methodsA total of 215 medical records of patients who underwent robotic surgery at the Regional Robotic Surgery Center of the Hospital de Clínicas de Passo Fundo were reviewed, from the start of the program in 2023 until March 2024. Sex, age, comorbidities, and perioperative and postoperative data were evaluated.

resultsThe sample had a predominance of males (73.5%). The average age was 61 years. Systemic arterial hypertension was the most prevalent comorbidity (43.7%). Regarding operative time, the first six months had a higher median total time (300 minutes) compared to the last six months (245 minutes) with p≤0.001.

conclusionThe implementation of a robotic surgery center in the interior of Brazil proved to be feasible, with favorable outcomes, progressive reductions in surgical times, and regional benefits by expanding access to cutting-edge technologies.

Indexed as

Robotic Surgical ProceduresAgedBrazilFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOperative TimeRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID41538562
PMCPMC12685237

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.