JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 17, 2025
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Operating rooms (ORs) are critical for hospital revenue and cost management, with utilization efficiency directly affecting financial outcomes. Traditional surgical scheduling often results in suboptimal OR use. We aim to b...
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Anorectal diseases and pelvic floor disorders are prevalent among the general population. Patients may present with overlapping symptoms, delaying diagnosis, and lowering quality of life. Treating physicians encounter numerous challenges ...
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2023
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the feasibility and potential of robotic single-site cholecystectomy, the study aimed to compare it with conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2023
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the possible advantages of the Robo-Lap (parenchymal transection by laparoscopic ultrasonic dissector and robotic bipolar forceps and scissors) compared with pure robotic technique (parenchymal ...
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2022
BACKGROUND: Cost and quality are important, complex, and intertwined surgical outcomes. Evidence suggests that major cost drivers include operating room time, length of stay, re-admission, surgical complications, and quality of pre-operative and oper...
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2022
BACKGROUND: The expansion of robotic surgery requires identifying factors of competent robotic bedside assisting. Surgical trainees desire more robotic console time, and we hypothesized that protocolized robotic surgery bedside training could equip A...
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2022
Robotic esophageal surgery is becoming more widely adopted. Several publications on the feasibility, short-term outcomes and technical aspects are available. Most of these articles used either the da Vinci® SI system or in newer series the Xi System....
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2022
BACKGROUND: Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy, first introduced in 1995, features acceptable cosmetic outcomes and postoperative pain control. The outcomes of single-port cholecystectomy by laparoscopy and robots were recently examined in ...
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2022
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy is a safe and feasible approach in patients with higher body mass index (BMI). Slightly longer operating time in patients with high BMI did not result in higher complication or conve...