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Wang X, Ma R, Hou T, Xu H, Zhang C, Ye C. Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. MINIM INVASIV THER 2024:1-9. [PMID: 38819328 DOI: 10.1080/13645706.2024.2359705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Robotic surgery is being increasingly used for colorectal cancer surgery. However, its utility versus laparoscopic surgery in older patients is unclear. We systematically examined evidence to assess the differences in short-term outcomes of robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in older patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Comparative studies published on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and CENTRAL databases were searched up to August 30th, 2023. RESULTS Seven studies totaling 14,043 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed no difference in the operation time between the robotic and laparoscopic groups. Meta-analysis of ClavienDindo complications showed no difference between the robotic and laparoscopic groups for grades I and II or grades III and IV complications. Similarly, conversion to open surgery, reoperation rates and length of hospital stay were not significantly different between the two groups. Readmission rates and mortality rates were significantly lower with robotic surgery. CONCLUSION This first meta-analysis comparing outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic surgery in older colorectal cancer patients shows that both approaches result in no difference in operating time, complication rates, conversion to open surgery, reoperation rates, and LOS. Scarce data shows that mortality and readmission rates may be lower with robotic surgery.
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- Xinyu Wang
- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command), Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command), Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command), Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command), Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command), Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command), Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
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Thompson HM, Williams H, Omer DM, Yuval JB, Verheij FS, Fiasconaro M, Widmar M, Wei IH, Pappou EP, Smith JJ, Nash GM, Weiser MR, Paty PB, Shahrokni A, Garcia-Aguilar J. Comparison of short-term outcomes and survival between minimally invasive colectomy and open colectomy in patients 80 years of age and older. J Robot Surg 2023; 17:1857-1865. [PMID: 37022559 PMCID: PMC10527224 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-023-01575-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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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 the laparoscopic cohort. The groups did not differ in postoperative complication rates, overall survival or disease-free survival. Elderly patients undergoing robotic colectomy for colon cancer have a shorter hospital stay and lower rates of conversion without compromise to oncologic outcomes.
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- Hannah M Thompson
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Geriatrics Service, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune Township, NJ, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Pacheco F, Harris-Gendron S, Luciano E, Zreik J, Kamel MK, Solh WA. Robotic versus laparoscopic colectomy outcomes in colon adenocarcinoma in the elderly population: a propensity-score matched analysis of the National Cancer Database. Int J Colorectal Dis 2023; 38:183. [PMID: 37395810 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-023-04481-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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PURPOSE While robotic surgery is more costly and involves longer intra-operative time, it has a technical advantage over laparoscopic surgery. With our aging population, patients are being diagnosed with colon cancer at older ages. The aim of this study is to compare laparoscopic versus robotic colectomy short- and long-term outcomes in elderly patients diagnosed with colon cancer at a national level. METHODS This retrospective cohort study was conducted using the National Cancer Database. Subjects ≥ 80-years-old who were diagnosed with stage I to III colon adenocarcinoma and underwent a robotic or laparoscopic colectomy from 2010-2018 were included. The laparoscopic group was propensity-score matched in a 3:1 ratio to the robotic group with 9343 laparoscopic and 3116 robotic cases matched. The main outcomes evaluated were 30-day mortality, 30-day readmission rate, median survival, and length of stay. RESULTS There was no significant difference in the 30-day readmission rate (OR = 1.1, CI = 0.94-1.29, p = 0.23) or 30-day mortality rate (OR = 1.05, CI = 0.86-1.28, p = 0.63) between both groups. Robotic surgery was associated with higher overall survival (42 vs 44.7 months, p < 0.001) using a Kaplan-Meier survival curve. Robotic surgery had a statistically significant shorter length of stay (6.4 vs. 5.9 days, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Robotic colectomies are associated with higher median survival rates and decrease in the length of hospital stay compared to laparoscopic colectomies in the elderly population.
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- Felipe Pacheco
- Department of Surgery, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, 48601, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, 48601, USA
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- College of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, 48601, USA
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Sloane PD, Portelli Tremont JN, Brasel KJ, Dhesi J, Hewitt J, Joseph BA, Ko FC, Kow AW, Lagoo-Deenadelayan SA, Levy CR, Louie RJ, McConnell ES, Neuman MD, Partridge J, Rosenthal RA. Surgery and Geriatric Medicine: Toward Greater Integration and Collaboration. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022; 23:525-527. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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