Robotic Thyroidectomy for Cancer in the US: Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes
Abdelgadir Adam M, Speicher P, Pura J, Dinan MA, Reed SD, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Robotic Thyroidectomy for Cancer in the US: Patterns of Use and Short-Term Outcomes. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 3859-3864. PMID: 24934584, PMCID: PMC4519825, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3838-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term outcomesRobotic thyroidectomyMultivariable analysisOpen thyroidectomyOpen surgeryThyroid cancerPatterns of useRobotic casesRobotic groupRobotic surgeryThyroidectomy-specific complicationsUnderwent open surgeryNational Cancer DatabaseLong-term outcomesLength of stayMulti-institutional studyNon-significant increaseMore Asian patientsTotal thyroidectomyUnderwent lobectomyUnderwent thyroidectomyLymph nodesSurgery useAsian patientsPositive margins