Incorporating Robotic Cholecystectomy in an Acute Care Surgery Practice Model is Feasible.
Am Surg
; 90(10): 2457-2462, 2024 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The role of robotic surgery in the nonelective setting remains poorly defined. Accessibility, patient acuity, and high turn-over may limit its applicability and utilization. The goal is to characterize the role of robotic cholecystectomy (CCY) in a busy acute care surgery (ACS) practice at a quaternary medical center, and compare surgical outcomes and resource utilization between robotic and laparoscopic CCY.METHODS:
Adult patients who underwent robotic (Da Vinci Xi) or laparoscopic CCY between 01/2021-12/2022 by an ACS attending within 1 week of admission were included. Primary outcomes included time from admission to surgery, off hour (weekend and 6p-6a) cases, operation time, and hospital costs, to reflect "feasibility" of robotic compared to laparoscopic CCY. Secondary outcomes encompassed surgery-related outcomes and complications.RESULTS:
The proportion of robotic CCY increased from 5% to 32% within 2 years. In total 361 laparoscopic and 89 robotic CCY were performed. Demographics and gallbladder disease severity were similar. Feasibility measures-operation time, case start time, time from admission to surgery, proportion of off-hour cases, and cost-were comparable between robotic and laparoscopic CCY. There were no differences in surgical complications, common bile duct injury, readmission, or mortality. Conversion to open surgery occurred more often in laparoscopic cases (5% vs 0%, P = .02, OR = 1.05).DISCUSSION:
Robotic CCY is associated with fewer open conversions and otherwise similar outcomes compared to laparoscopic CCY in the non-elective setting. Incorporation of robotic CCY in a busy ACS practice model is feasible with available resources.Palabras clave
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Estudios de Factibilidad
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Colecistectomía Laparoscópica
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Tempo Operativo
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Robotizados
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Am Surg
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2024
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