Robot-Assisted General Surgery Procedures at the Veterans Health Administration: A Comparison of Surgical Techniques.

Journal: The Journal of surgical research
PMID: 35810550

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The use of the robot in general surgery has exploded in the last decade. The Veterans Health Administration presents a unique opportunity to study differences between surgical approaches due to the ability to control for health system and insurance variability. This study compares clinical outcomes between robot-assisted and laparoscopic or open techniques for three general surgery procedures.

Authors

  • 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.
  • R Lorie Jacob
    Evidence Synthesis Program Coordinating Center, VA Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon.
  • Karli K Kondo
    Evidence Synthesis Program Coordinating Center, VA Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon; Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon; American Cancer Society, Kennesaw, Georgia.
  • Michael DeVirgilio
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; Veterans Health Administration, Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.
  • Rachel Ward
    Evidence Synthesis Program Coordinating Center, VA Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon.
  • Devan Kansagara
    Evidence Synthesis Program Coordinating Center, VA Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon; Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
  • Paul G Shekelle
    From RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California.
  • Melinda Maggard-Gibbons
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Mark D Girgis
    Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Denise M Hynes
    Evidence Synthesis Program Coordinating Center, VA Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon; Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care, VA Portland Healthcare System, Portland, Oregon; College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

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