Prevalence and safety of robotic surgery for gastrointestinal malignant tumors in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The National Health Insurance system has reimbursed robotic gastrointestinal surgery since April 2018 in Japan. Additionally, strict facility and surgeon standards were established by the government and the academic society. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and safety of robotic surgery using a Japanese nationwide web-based database.

Methods

Patients who underwent the following robotic surgeries for malignant tumors in 2018 were included: esophagectomy (RE), total gastrectomy (RTG), distal gastrectomy (RDG), proximal gastrectomy (RPG), low anterior resection (RLAR), and rectal resections other than RLAR (RRR). The number of cases and surgical mortality rates each month were calculated to evaluate the prevalence and safety of robotic procedures.

Results

SUBMITTER: Nishigori T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9628217 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature