Outcomes following robot-assisted versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: the New York State experience.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) represents more than half of all bariatric procedures in the USA, and robot-assisted sleeve gastrectomy (RSG) is becoming increasingly common. There is a paucity of evidence regarding postoperative surgical outcomes (> 30 days) in RSG patients, especially as these patients move between multiple hospital systems.

Authors

  • Matthew D Burstein
    Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA.
  • Ajay A Myneni
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, NY.
  • Lorin M Towle-Miller
    Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
  • Iman Simmonds
    Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA.
  • Justin Gray
    Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
  • Steven D Schwaitzberg
    Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY. Electronic address: schwaitz@buffalo.edu.
  • Katia Noyes
    Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, NY. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/KatiaPhd.
  • Aaron B Hoffman
    Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, NY.