Table 2.
Studies on Robotic vs Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy (EBL = estimated blood loss, OO = oncological outcome/LN retrieval, ‘=’ = equivalent outcomes)
| Study | Study type | No. of pts robotic is lap | Operation time | Costs | LOS | Conversion to open | EBL | OO | Postoperative complications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leak rate | Morbidity/mortality | |||||||||
| Xu et al25 | Systematic review and meta-analysis | 234 vs 415 | Longer operative times by 48.24 minutes (p<0.00001) | (p= 0.12) | = (p=0.48) | Lower (18.79mls) (p= 0.0002) | = (p=0.28) | Significantly lower overall complication rate (p=0.02), faster return of bowel function (p<0.00001) | ||
| Petrucciani et al26 | Meta-analysis of six studies | 168 vs 348 | Longer with robotic | = | = | = | = | = | ||
| Park et al27 | Single institution Randomised clinical trial | 195 vs 130 minutes (p<0.001) | Significantly higher $8,714 vs $5,110 | = | = | = | = | |||
| De Souza et al19 | Single institution randomised controlled trial | 40 vs 135 | Longer | higher | = | = | = | = | = | |
| Deutsch et al 201628 | Retrospective review | 79 vs 92 | 135 min vs 140 min | = | ||||||
| Witkiewicz et al10 | Retrospective review | Longer | Higher | |||||||