Clinical outcomes and cost of robotic ventral hernia repair: systematic review.

Journal: BJS open
Published Date: Nov 9, 2021

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robotic ventral hernia repair (VHR) has seen rapid adoption, but with limited data assessing clinical outcome or cost. This systematic review compared robotic VHR with laparoscopic and open approaches.

Authors

  • Linda Ye
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Christopher P Childers
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Michael de Virgilio
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • Rivfka Shenoy
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. rivfkashenoy@mednet.ucla.edu.
  • Michael A Mederos
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Selene S Mak
    Veterans Health Administration, Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Meron M Begashaw
    Veterans Health Administration, Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Marika S Booth
    RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA.
  • Paul G Shekelle
    From RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California.
  • Mark Wilson
    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington D.C., USA.
  • William Gunnar
    National Center for Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
  • Mark D Girgis
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Melinda Maggard-Gibbons
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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