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First 100 consecutive robotic inguinal hernia repairs at a Veterans Affairs hospital

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Title
First 100 consecutive robotic inguinal hernia repairs at a Veterans Affairs hospital
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Journal of Robotic Surgery, May 2018
DOI 10.1007/s11701-018-0812-7
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Alyssa K. Kosturakis, Kathryn E. LaRusso, Nels D. Carroll, Michael B. Nicholl

Abstract

The utilization of robotics in general surgery has increased significantly including usage in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system. We implemented a robotic inguinal hernia repair (RIHR) program in our VA hospital and report on initial experience with safety and outcomes. The first 100 consecutive RIHR at a VA hospital were reviewed and compared against the results of contemporaneous open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR). Data were collected for operative characteristics, surgical complications and pain related outcomes. Overall, operative times for OIHR were less than RIHR (83.7 vs. 109.7 min, p < 0.0001); however, there was no difference in operative time for bilateral repairs (121.5 vs. 121.9 min, p = ns). Complication rates were similar between the groups. RIHR patients had less pain at POD 1 than OIHR patients (p = 0.05). RIHR were less likely to have multiple post-op visits for pain than OIHR patients (p = 0.003). RIHR can be implemented in the VA system with acceptable surgical outcomes. RIHR may be associated with less post-operative pain in the early post-operative period.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 5 19%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 15%
Researcher 3 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 12%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 8%
Other 3 12%
Unknown 6 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 46%
Engineering 2 8%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 4%
Psychology 1 4%
Unspecified 1 4%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 9 35%
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