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. 2022 May;36(5):3574-3584.
doi: 10.1007/s00464-021-08681-x. Epub 2021 Aug 18.

Lower conversion rate with robotic assisted rectal resections compared with conventional laparoscopy; a national cohort study

Elisabeth Myrseth  1   2 , Linn Såve Nymo  3   4 , Petter Fosse Gjessing  3   4 , Hartwig Kørner  5   6 , Jan Terje Kvaløy  7   8 , Stig Norderval  3   4
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Lower conversion rate with robotic assisted rectal resections compared with conventional laparoscopy; a national cohort study

Elisabeth Myrseth et al. Surg Endosc. 2022 May.

Abstract

Background: Conversion from laparoscopic to open access colorectal surgery is associated with a poorer postoperative outcome. The aim of this study was to assess conversion rates and outcomes after standard laparoscopic rectal resection (LR) and robotic laparoscopic rectal resection (RR).

Methods: A national 5-year cohort study utilizing prospectively recorded data on patients who underwent elective major laparoscopic resection for rectal cancer. Data were retrieved from the Norwegian Registry for Gastrointestinal Surgery and from the Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Registry. Primary end point was conversion rate. Secondary end points were postoperative complications within 30 days and histopathological results. Chi-square test, two-sided T test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used for univariable analyses. Both univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the relations between different predictors and outcomes, and propensity score matching was performed to address potential treatment assignment bias.

Results: A total of 1284 patients were included, of whom 375 underwent RR and 909 LR. Conversion rate was 8 out of 375 (2.1%) for RR compared with 87 out of 909 (9.6%) for LR (p < 0.001). RR was associated with reduced risk for conversion compared with LR (aOR 0.22, 95% CI 0.10-0.46). There were no other outcome differences between RR and LR. Factors associated with increased risk for conversion were male gender, severe cardiac disease and BMI > 30. Conversion was associated with higher rates of major complications (20 out of 95 (21.2%) vs 135 out of 1189 (11.4%) p = 0.005), reoperations (13 out of 95 (13.7%) vs 93 out of 1189 (7.1%) p = 0.020), and longer hospital stay (median 8 days vs 6 days, p = 0.001).

Conclusion: Conversion rate was lower with robotic assisted rectal resections compared with conventional laparoscopy. Conversions were associated with higher rates of postoperative complications.

Keywords: Complications; Conversion; Laparoscopy; Rectal resection; Robotic.

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Conflict of interest statement

Drs Elisabeth Myrseth, Linn Såve Nymo, Petter Fosse Gjessing, Hartwig Kørner, Jan Terje Kvaløy and Stig Norderval have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclosure.

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