Five Year Trends in the Utilization of Robotic Bariatric Surgery Procedures,United States 2015–2019

Purpose

Robotic approaches have been steadily replacing laparoscopic approaches in metabolic and bariatric surgeries (MBS); however, their superiority has not been rigorously evaluated. The main goal of the study was to evaluate the 5-year utilization trends of robotic MBS and to compare to laparoscopic outcomes.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of 2015–2019 MBSAQIP data. Kruskal-Wallis test/Wilcoxon and Fisher’s exact/chi-square were used to compare continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Generalized linear models were used to compare surgery outcomes.

Results

The use of robotic MBS increased from 6.2% in 2015 to 13.5% in 2019 (N= 775,258). Robotic MBS patients had significantly higher age, BMI, and likelihood of 12 diseases compared to laparoscopic patients. After adjustment, robotic MBS patients showed higher 30-day interventions and 30-day readmissions alongside longer surgery time (26–38 min).

Conclusion

Robotic MBS shows higher intervention and readmission even after controlling for cofounding variables.

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内窥镜辅助下经口咽前路寰枢椎减压术

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膳食黑米皮抑制高脂诱导的家兔动脉粥样硬化形成及其机制的初步探讨

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应用动力髁螺钉联合骨肽注射液治疗股骨髁上骨不连疗效观察

目的观察应用动力髁螺钉联合骨肽注射液治疗股骨髁上骨不连的疗效。方法53例股骨髁上骨不连患者随机分为两组：对照组（26例）和治疗组（27例）,两组均应用动力髁螺钉治疗,治疗组加用骨肽注射液治疗。随访,进行疗效评价,记录骨愈合时间和测定疼痛指数。结果治疗组疗效优于对照组。结论应用动力髁螺钉联合骨肽注射液治疗股骨髁上骨不连可提高疗效。     

Acquired supravalvar membranous stenosis of the left atrioventricular valve

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浅谈基层医院如何掌握胆囊息肉样病变手术指征

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组织扩张术皮肤胶原的代谢改变

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Case Report: 49, XXXXY syndrome and high myopia

49, XXXXY karyotype syndrome has been thought of as a variant of Klinefelter's syndrome. It has an incidence of between 1/85 000 to 1/100 000 live births. Typical clinical features include coarse faces, skeletal abnormalities, hypogenitalism and severe learning difficulties. Common ocular features include hypertelorism, epicanthic folds and up-slanting palpebral apertures. Here we report a case of high myopia and its successful correction leading to a positive personality change in one such patient. We advocate full ophthalmic examination, under anaesthesia if necessary, and a trial of refractive correction, even in children thought unlikely to tolerate such.