Telemedicine to follow patients in a general surgery department. A randomized controlled trial

M Cremades, G Ferret, D Parés, J Navinés… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Telemedicine is becoming more popular in many medical specialties but few
studies have been conducted in General Surgery. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility …

Systematic review of robotic low anterior resection for rectal cancer

C Holmer, ME Kreis - Surgical Endoscopy, 2018 - Springer
Background Potential advantages of robotic surgery, such as 3-dimensional high-definition
vision, wrist-like movements of instruments, stable camera holding, motion filter for tremor …

Intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis for minimally invasive right colectomy: A multi-center propensity score-matched comparison of outcomes

RK Cleary, A Kassir, CS Johnson, AL Bastawrous… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The primary objective of this study was to retrospectively compare short-term
outcomes of intracorporeal versus extracorporeal anastomosis for minimally invasive …

The cost of conversion in robotic and laparoscopic colorectal surgery

RK Cleary, AJ Mullard, J Ferraro, SE Regenbogen - Surgical endoscopy, 2018 - Springer
Background Conversion from minimally invasive to open colorectal surgery remains
common and costly. Robotic colorectal surgery is associated with lower rates of conversion …

Robotic Surgery in Crohn's Disease

D Gunnells, J Cannon - Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Surgery for Crohn's disease presents unique challenges secondary to the inflammatory
nature of the disease. While a minimally invasive approach to colorectal surgery has …

Minimally invasive colectomy is associated with reduced risk of anastomotic leak and other major perioperative complications and reduced hospital resource …

D Wei, S Johnston, L Goldstein, D Nagle - Surgical endoscopy, 2020 - Springer
Background We used a population-based database to:(1) compare clinical and economic
outcomes between minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and open surgery (OS) for colectomy; …

Optimizing outcomes in colorectal surgery: cost and clinical analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic approaches to colon resection

KJ Hancock, VS Klimberg, O Nunez-Lopez… - Journal of robotic …, 2022 - Springer
The use of robotics in colorectal surgery has been steadily increasing, however, reported
longer operative times and increased cost has limited its widespread adoption. We …

Does robotic rectal cancer surgery improve the results of experienced laparoscopic surgeons? An observational single institution study comparing 168 robotic …

RMPH Crolla, PG Mulder, GP van der Schelling - Surgical endoscopy, 2018 - Springer
Background The role of robotic assistance in colorectal cancer surgery has not been
established yet. We compared the results of robotic assisted with those of laparoscopic …

Surgical outcomes and cost analysis of a multi-specialty robotic-assisted surgery caseload in the Australian public health system

D Steffens, KE McBride, N Hirst, MJ Solomon… - Journal of Robotic …, 2023 - Springer
This study aims to compare surgical outcomes and in-hospital cost between robotic-assisted
surgery (RAS), laparoscopic and open approaches for benign gynaecology, colorectal and …

Laparoscopic versus open emergent sigmoid resection for perforated diverticulitis

YF Lee, RF Brown, M Battaglia, RK Cleary - Journal of Gastrointestinal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Potential advantages of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for perforated diverticulitis
are still under consideration. This study is designed to determine if emergent laparoscopic …