Comparative Safety of Robotic-Assisted vs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Robotic-assisted cholecystectomy is rapidly being adopted into practice, partly based on the belief that it offers specific technical and safety advantages over traditional laparoscopic surgery. Whether robotic-assisted cholecystectomy is safer than laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains unclear.

Objective

To determine the uptake of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy and to analyze its comparative safety vs laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used Medicare administrative claims data for nonfederal acute care hospitals from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2019. Participants included 1 026 088 fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries 66 to 99 years of age who underwent cholecystectomy with continuous Medi

SUBMITTER: Kalata S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10512167 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature