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. 2023 Aug 6;13(8):1233. doi: 10.3390/jpm13081233

Table 1.

Characteristics and data of studies included divided for specialty.

Author Title Year Specialty Number of Patients and Type of Study Intervention Docking Time Operative Time Outcome
C.A. Bravi et al. [10] Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with the Novel Hugo Robotic System: Initial Experience and Optimal Surgical Setup at a Tertiary Referral Robotic Center 2022 Urology 5 patients
Case Series
RARP Not reported 170 min After receiving the necessary training, starting the system and docking the robotic arms were simple and quick procedures.
C. G. Alfano et al. [9] Implementation and Outcomes of Hugo(TM) RAS System in Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy 2023 Urology 15 patients
Case Series
RARP 7 min 235 min Four weeks after surgery, all patients had undetectable PSA values, and 61% of them were continent.
C. A. Bravi et al. [8] Outcomes of Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with the Hugo RAS Surgical System: Initial Experience at a High-Volume Robotic Center 2023 Urology 112 patients
Case Series
RARP ± ePNLD Not reported 180 min The odds of UC recovery was 36% (95% confidence interval [CI], 28–47%) at 1 month and 81% (95% CI, 72–89%) at 3 months. The median time to UC recovery was 36 days (95% CI, 34–44).
N. Ragavan et al. [7] Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Utilizing Hugo RAS Platform: Initial Experience 2023 Urology 34 patients
Comparison with DaVinci
RARP 19 min 210 min A radical resection and vesicourethral anastomosis were achieved in all cases. No major intra- or postoperative complications in up to 1-month follow-up were detected.
A. Totaro et al. [2] The New Surgical Robotic Platform HUGOTM RAS: System Description and Docking Settings for Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy 2022 Urology 7 patients
Case Series
RARP Not reported Not reported Operative times appeared to be easy reproducible and comparable to those obtained with the DaVinci system. No major system faults and conflicts between robotic arms were observed after the first procedure.
Sarchi L. et al. [6] Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Feasibility and Setting with the HugoTM Robot-Assisted Surgery System 2022 Urology 3 cadavers
Preclinical study
RARP 5 min 90 min Docking and operative time were comparable to their clinical experience with other robotic systems. No intraoperative complications were recorded, no need for conversion or additional ports placement. No clashing occurred.
C. Bravi et al. [5] Feasibility and Optimal Setting of Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy with the Novel “Hugo” Robotic System: A Pre-Clinical Study 2022 Urology 3 cadavers
Preclinical study
RAPN 7 min 105 min Complications, described as damage of abdominal organs, did not occur. No robotic arm clashing was observed.
A. Gallioli et al. [4] Initial experience of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy with HugoTM RAS system: implications for surgical setting 2023 Urology 10 patients
Case Series
RAPN 9.5 min 138 min One case of conversion to laparoscopic partial nephrectomy was reported, where the combination of a suboptimal trocars’ placement and hepatomegaly caused continuous clashing between robotic arms.
M. Raffaelli et al. [18] The new robotic platform HugoTM RAS for lateral transabdominal adrenalectomy: a first world report of a series of five cases 2023 Urology 5 patients
Case Series
Lateral trans-abdominal total adrenalectomy 8, 6, 5, 5 and 5 min 99, 139, 85, 153, and 119 min No intraoperative complications occurred, but a total of 5 arm collision instances were observed (three for patient n.1, one for patient n.2 and one for patient n.4). A single postoperative complication happened.
V. Elorrieta et al. [3] Robot assisted laparoscopic surgeries for nononcological urologic disease: initial experience with Hugo RAS system 2023 Urology 4 patients
Retrospective Observational Study
Robot-assisted pyeloplasty, ureterolithotomy, ureteral reimplant, and nephrectomy 11 min

9 min

5.7 min

8.1 min
201 min

150 min

257 min

222 min
Comparable results to the previous robotic systems, suggesting the multiple potential uses of the Hugo RAS.
P. Bianchi et al. [15] First worldwide report on Hugo RASTM surgical platform in right and left colectomy 2023 General Surgery 3 patients
Case Series
Robot-assisted colectomy 8 min (median) 336, 340, 365 min No system failure was recorded, although few adjustments had to be made on 1 right colectomy because of arm conflict; the modifications did not interfere with the total operative time.
Y. Quijano et al. [17] Robot-assisted Nissen fundoplication with the new HUGOTM Robotic assisted system: first worldwide report with system description, docking settings and video 2023 General Surgery 1 patient
Case Report
Robot-assisted Nissen fundoplication 3 min 100 min Showed safety and feasibility of Nissen fundoplication for hiatal hernia with the Hugo™ RAS system and provided relevant data that may assist early adopters of this surgical platform.
P. Balachandran et al. [16] Initial experience in a novel robotic system: HugoTM robotic assistant surgery system for robotic inguinal hernia repair 2022 General Surgery 1 patient
Case Report
Robot-assisted inguinal hernia repair Not reported Not reported Clinical operative and postoperative course was uncomplicated. Patient was discharged the following day. No recurrence was reported on a 3-month follow-up.
G. Monterossi [13] The first European gynecological procedure with the new surgical robot Hugo RAS. A total hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy in a woman affected by BRCA-1 mutation 2022 Gynecology 1 patient
Case Report
Robot-assisted total hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy 6 min 58 min Gynecological surgery with Hugo™ RAS seems feasible, safe and effective as shown by initial experiences in urological surgery.
G. Campagna et al. [14] Robotic sacrocolpopexy plus ventral rectopexy as combined treatment for multicompartment pelvic organ prolapse using the new Hugo RAS system 2023 Gynecology 1 patient
Case Report
Robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy 8 min 120 min Patient was discharged 2 days after surgery. Clinical course was uneventful, and follow-up at 3 months was satisfactory.