2015
Critical Outcomes in Nonrobotic vs Robotic-Assisted Cardiac Surgery
Yanagawa F, Perez M, Bell T, Grim R, Martin J, Ahuja V. Critical Outcomes in Nonrobotic vs Robotic-Assisted Cardiac Surgery. JAMA Surgery 2015, 150: 771-777. PMID: 26083734, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength of stayMedian LOSCardiac surgical proceduresNonrobotic surgeryRobotic-assisted surgeryCardiac surgerySurgical proceduresRobotic-assisted cardiac surgeryPropensity scoreLower LOSNationwide Inpatient SampleRobotic-assisted casesHigher median costCardiac operationsInpatient SampleCardiac patientsOpen techniqueMAIN OUTCOMECardiac casesMedian costHealthcare costsSurgeryLower mortalityComplicationsUtilization Project
2013
Use, Cost, Complications, and Mortality of Robotic versus Nonrobotic General Surgery Procedures Based on a Nationwide Database
Salman M, Bell T, Martin J, Bhuva K, Grim R, Ahuja V. Use, Cost, Complications, and Mortality of Robotic versus Nonrobotic General Surgery Procedures Based on a Nationwide Database. The American Surgeon 2013, 79: 553-560. PMID: 23711262, DOI: 10.1177/000313481307900613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysis of adhesionsLength of stayNonrobotic surgeryGeneral surgeryRobotic casesRobotic surgeryOpen surgeryUtilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample dataNationwide Inpatient Sample dataGeneral surgery proceduresRobotic general surgeryHospital bed sizeLower mortality rateCurrent Procedural TerminologyRobotic-assisted proceduresCharlson scoreHigher complicationsNationwide databaseProcedure typeRobotic cholecystectomyHospital regionHealthcare costsSurgeryMortality rateSurgery procedures