The role of technology in minimally invasive surgery: state of the art, recent developments and future directions

M Tonutti, DS Elson, GZ Yang, AW Darzi… - Postgraduate …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The diffusion of minimally invasive surgery has thrived in recent years, providing substantial
benefits over traditional techniques for a number of surgical interventions. This rapid growth …

Cost of new technologies in prostate cancer treatment: systematic review of costs and cost effectiveness of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, intensity …

FR Schroeck, BL Jacobs, SB Bhayani, PL Nguyen… - European urology, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Some of the high costs of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), intensity-
modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), and proton beam therapy may be offset by better outcomes …

Comparative effectiveness of robot-assisted and open radical prostatectomy in the postdissemination era

G Gandaglia, JD Sammon, SL Chang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Given the lack of randomized trials comparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
(RARP) and open radical prostatectomy (ORP), we sought to re-examine the outcomes of …

Effect of minimally invasive surgery on the risk for surgical site infections: results from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Database

G Gandaglia, KR Ghani, A Sood, JR Meyers… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Surgical site infection (SSI) represents the second most common cause of
hospital-acquired infection and the most common type of infection in patients undergoing …

Retzius‐sparing robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy using the Revo‐i robotic surgical system: surgical technique and results of the first human trial

KD Chang, A Abdel Raheem, YD Choi… - BJU …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the safety and proficiency of the Revo‐i® robotic platform (Meere
Company Inc.) in the treatment of prostate cancer (PC a). Patients and Methods A …

Redefining and contextualizing the hospital volume-outcome relationship for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: implications for centralization of care

B Gershman, SK Meier, MM Jeffery… - The Journal of …, 2017 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy has undergone rapid dissemination driven in
part by market forces to become the most frequently used surgical approach in the …

Comparative effectiveness of cancer control and survival after robot-assisted versus open radical prostatectomy

JC Hu, P O'Malley, B Chughtai, A Isaacs… - The Journal of …, 2017 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Robot-assisted surgery has been rapidly adopted in the US for prostate cancer. Its
adoption has been driven by market forces and patient preference, and debate continues …

Comparison of 1-year health care costs and use associated with open vs robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy

KE Okhawere, IF Shih, SH Lee, Y Li, JA Wong… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance With the current patterns of adoption and use of robotic surgery and
improvement in the overall survival of patients with prostate cancer, it is important to …

Comparison of perioperative and early oncologic outcomes between open and robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy in a contemporary population based …

SM Pearce, JJ Pariser, T Karrison, SG Patel… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose We compared rates of positive surgical margins, use of postoperative radiation
therapy, and perioperative outcomes between robotic assisted laparoscopic and open …

Future of robotic surgery

TS Lendvay, B Hannaford, RM Satava - The Cancer Journal, 2013 - journals.lww.com
In just over a decade, robotic surgery has penetrated almost every surgical subspecialty and
has even replaced some of the most commonly performed open oncologic procedures. The …