TABLE 2.
Operative data in consecutive patients undergoing hernia repair using robotic surgery.
| Parameters | Hernia repair technique | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inguinal rTAPP (n = 120) | rTARUP/eTEP (n = 42) | rTAR (n = 13) | |
| Operative time (min), median (IQR) | |||
| Unilateral | 56 (48–72) | 167 (147–190) | 426 (369–548) |
| Bilateral | 101 (82–139) | — | — |
| Proficiency plateau case number, n Unilateral Bilateral Type of TAR |
20 15 — |
18 — — |
— — |
| Unilateral | 4 | ||
| Unilateral inguinal hernia | 1 | ||
| Bilateral | 9 | ||
| Bilateral inguinal hernia | 1 | ||
| Imbrication of transversalis fascia, n Yes No |
13 107 |
— | — |
| Conversion to open, n Yes No |
1 98 |
1 41 |
0 13 |
| Reason for conversion, n Large sliding hernia Bigeminy intraoperatively |
1 0 |
0 1 |
— |
IQR, interquartile range; rTAPP, robotic transabdominal preperitoneal; rTARUP, robotic transabdominal retrorectus umbilical prosthetic; eTEP, extended totally extraperitoneal; rTAR, robotic transversus abdominus release.