Robotic versus Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Resections for Cancer and Benign Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

<h4>Objectives</h4>The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare robotic colectomy (RC) with laparoscopic colectomy (LC) in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A systematic literature search was performed to ret...

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Main Authors: Stefano Trastulli, Roberto Cirocchi, Jacopo Desiderio, Andrea Coratti, Salvatore Guarino, Claudio Renzi, Alessia Corsi, Carlo Boselli, Alberto Santoro, Liliana Minelli, Amilcare Parisi
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134062
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author Stefano Trastulli
Roberto Cirocchi
Jacopo Desiderio
Andrea Coratti
Salvatore Guarino
Claudio Renzi
Alessia Corsi
Carlo Boselli
Alberto Santoro
Liliana Minelli
Amilcare Parisi
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Roberto Cirocchi
Jacopo Desiderio
Andrea Coratti
Salvatore Guarino
Claudio Renzi
Alessia Corsi
Carlo Boselli
Alberto Santoro
Liliana Minelli
Amilcare Parisi
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description <h4>Objectives</h4>The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare robotic colectomy (RC) with laparoscopic colectomy (LC) in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A systematic literature search was performed to retrieve comparative studies of robotic and laparoscopic colectomy. The databases searched were PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 2000 to October 2014. The Odds ratio, Risk difference and Mean difference were used as the summary statistics.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 12 studies, which included a total of 4,148 patients who had undergone robotic or laparoscopic colectomy, were included and analyzed. RC demonstrated a longer operative time (MD 41.52, P<0.00001) and higher cost (MD 2.42, P<0.00001) than did LC. The time to first flatus passage (MD -0.51, P = 0.003) and the length of hospital stay (MD -0.68, P = 0.01) were significantly shorter after RC. Additionally, the intraoperative blood loss (MD -16.82, P<0.00001) was significantly less in RC. There was also a significantly lower incidence of overall postoperative complications (OR 0.74, P = 0.02) and wound infections (RD -0.02, P = 0.03) after RC. No differences in the postoperative ileus, in the anastomotic leak, or in the conversion to open surgery rate and in the number of harvested lymph nodes outcomes were found between the approaches.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The present meta-analysis, mainly based on observational studies, suggests that RC is more time-consuming and expensive than laparoscopy but that it results in faster recovery of bowel function, a shorter hospital stay, less blood loss and lower rates of both overall postoperative complications and wound infections.
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spelling doaj-art-334a15eba5984011b3ec1a4dc4fce5642025-08-20T02:37:05ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01107e013406210.1371/journal.pone.0134062Robotic versus Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Resections for Cancer and Benign Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Stefano TrastulliRoberto CirocchiJacopo DesiderioAndrea CorattiSalvatore GuarinoClaudio RenziAlessia CorsiCarlo BoselliAlberto SantoroLiliana MinelliAmilcare Parisi<h4>Objectives</h4>The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare robotic colectomy (RC) with laparoscopic colectomy (LC) in terms of intraoperative and postoperative outcomes.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A systematic literature search was performed to retrieve comparative studies of robotic and laparoscopic colectomy. The databases searched were PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 2000 to October 2014. The Odds ratio, Risk difference and Mean difference were used as the summary statistics.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 12 studies, which included a total of 4,148 patients who had undergone robotic or laparoscopic colectomy, were included and analyzed. RC demonstrated a longer operative time (MD 41.52, P<0.00001) and higher cost (MD 2.42, P<0.00001) than did LC. The time to first flatus passage (MD -0.51, P = 0.003) and the length of hospital stay (MD -0.68, P = 0.01) were significantly shorter after RC. Additionally, the intraoperative blood loss (MD -16.82, P<0.00001) was significantly less in RC. There was also a significantly lower incidence of overall postoperative complications (OR 0.74, P = 0.02) and wound infections (RD -0.02, P = 0.03) after RC. No differences in the postoperative ileus, in the anastomotic leak, or in the conversion to open surgery rate and in the number of harvested lymph nodes outcomes were found between the approaches.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The present meta-analysis, mainly based on observational studies, suggests that RC is more time-consuming and expensive than laparoscopy but that it results in faster recovery of bowel function, a shorter hospital stay, less blood loss and lower rates of both overall postoperative complications and wound infections.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134062
spellingShingle Stefano Trastulli
Roberto Cirocchi
Jacopo Desiderio
Andrea Coratti
Salvatore Guarino
Claudio Renzi
Alessia Corsi
Carlo Boselli
Alberto Santoro
Liliana Minelli
Amilcare Parisi
Robotic versus Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Resections for Cancer and Benign Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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title Robotic versus Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Resections for Cancer and Benign Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_full Robotic versus Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Resections for Cancer and Benign Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_fullStr Robotic versus Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Resections for Cancer and Benign Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_full_unstemmed Robotic versus Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Resections for Cancer and Benign Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_short Robotic versus Laparoscopic Approach in Colonic Resections for Cancer and Benign Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_sort robotic versus laparoscopic approach in colonic resections for cancer and benign diseases systematic review and meta analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134062
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