Comparison of short-term outcomes and survival between minimally invasive colectomy and open colectomy in patients 80 years of age and older.

ABSTRACT: We investigated the short- and long-term outcomes of patients 80 years of age and older with colon cancer who underwent robotic colectomy versus laparoscopic colectomy. Data for patients treated at a comprehensive cancer center between January 2006 and November 2018 were collected retrospectively. Outcomes from minimally invasive laparoscopic or robotic colectomy were compared. Survival was analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method with significance evaluated by the log-rank test. The laparoscopic (n = 104) and the robotic (n = 75) colectomy groups did not differ across baseline characteristics. Patients who underwent a robotic colectomy had a shorter median length of hospital stay (5 versus 6 days; p < 0.001) and underwent fewer conversions to open surgery (3% versus 17%; p = 0.002) compared to

SUBMITTER: Thompson HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10527224 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature