Exploring the paradigm of robotic surgery and its contribution to the growth of surgical volume.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robotic surgery is an appealing option for both surgeons and patients. The question around the introduction of new surgical technology, such as robotics, with the potential link to increased procedure-specific volume has not been addressed. We hypothesize that hospital adoption of robotic technology increases the total volume of specific procedures as compared to nonrobotic hospitals.

Methods

The 2010-2020 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Inpatient database was queried for open, laparoscopic, and robotic colectomy, lobectomy, gastric bypass, and antireflux procedures. International Classification of Diseases, 9th and 10th Revisions, codes were used. Difference in difference method was used to evaluate the impact of robotics on total procedure-s

SUBMITTER: Grimsley EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9307663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature