Improving Outcomes Defending Patient Safety: The Learning Journey in Robotic Liver Resections.

Journal: BioMed research international
Published Date: Apr 8, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: While laparoscopy is currently adopted for hepatic resections, robotic approaches to the liver have not gained wide acceptance. We decided to analyze the learning curve in the field of robotic liver surgery comparing short-term outcomes between the first and the second half of our series.

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  • Paolo Magistri
    Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
  • Gian Piero Guerrini
    Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41124 Modena (MO), Italy.
  • Roberto Ballarin
    Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
  • Giacomo Assirati
    Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Tarantino
    Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
  • Fabrizio Di Benedetto
    Liver and Multivisceral Transplant Center, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

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