Identifying key predictors for uterine manipulator use in robotic simple hysterectomy: a retrospective cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robotic simple hysterectomy (RSH) is the most common robotic gynecologic surgery in the United States. Uterine manipulators are commonly used to handle the uterus during laparoscopic surgery, but few studies have examined their necessity in RSH. This study retrospectively compares RSH cases with and without the use of manipulators, and identifies predictors for their intraoperative use.

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study included patients undergoing RSH for benign pathologies at Kawasaki Medical School from October 2020 to December 2022. Patients with malignancies were excluded. The robotic surgeries were performed by three skilled surgeons using the four-arm da Vinci Xi surgical system. Data on perioperative and operative parameters were collec

SUBMITTER: Kawamura S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11422147 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature