Implementation of a standardized surgical technique in robot-assisted restorative rectal cancer resection: a single center cohort study.

Journal: BMC surgery
Published Date: Oct 13, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing focus on the technical performance of total mesorectal excision over recent decades, anastomotic leakage (AL) continues to be a serious complication for many patients, even in the hands of experienced surgical teams. This study describes implementation of standardized surgical technique in an effort to reduce variability, decrease the risk of anastomotic leakage, and improve associated short-term outcomes for rectal cancer patients undergoing robot-assisted restorative rectal resection (RRR).

Authors

  • Jacob Damgaard Eriksen
    Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 35, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark. jacoerik@rm.dk.
  • Henriette Vind Thaysen
    Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 35, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
  • Katrine Jøssing Emmertsen
    Department of Surgery, Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark.
  • Anders Husted Madsen
    Department of Surgery, Regional Hospital West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark.
  • Anders Tøttrup
  • Charlotte Buchard Nørager
  • Ken Ljungmann
    Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 35, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
  • Niels Thomassen
    Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 35, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.
  • Conor Patrick Delaney
    Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Florida, Weston, USA.
  • Lene Hjerrild Iversen
    Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 35, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.

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