A review of clinical and oncological outcomes following the introduction of the first robotic colorectal surgery programme to a university teaching hospital in Ireland using a dual console training platform

Christina A. Fleming, Daniel Westby, Mohammad Fahad Ullah, Helen M. Mohan, Rishabh Sehgal, Jarlath C. Bolger, Donal P. O’Leary, Emma McNamara, Grzegorz Korpanty, Mazen El Bassiouni, Eoghan Condon, John Calvin Coffey, Colin Peirce

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Abstract

Robotic-assisted surgery is evolving, with improving clinical and cancer outcomes. The aim of this study was to present the clinical and cancer outcomes of patients undergoing robotic-assisted colorectal surgery (RAS-CR) at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) since its introduction to the 100th case, using the daVinci Xi dual-console surgical system. The RAS-CR programme at UHL commenced in June 2016 and the 100th case was performed in July 2019. All patient-related data were recorded prospectively during the perioperative period by the RAS-CR team. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS, version 22. One hundred patients were operated on, comprising of 47 males and 53 females. The median age was 65 years (IQR 13.0; range 25–84) with 69% of cases performed for cancer [N = 39 rectal cancer, N = 30 colon cancer], 20% for benign disease and 11% for dysplasia. Median length of stay for cancer operations was 6.5 days for colon cancer cases (5.0 days when cases with complications were excluded) and 7.0 days for rectal cancer cases. Median operative time was 255 mins (IQR 130 min; all cases), median docking time was 33 mins (IQR 20 mins) and median intra-operative blood loss was 80 ml (IQR 70 ml). Thirty-one patients developed a post-operative complication (5% anastomotic leak; 13% SSI). In cancer cases, median nodal harvest was 14 nodes (IQR10) and an R0 resection was achieved in 98.6% (n = 68) of cancer cases. Three patients (4.3%) developed metastatic disease at a median interval of 16.5 months. Clinical and operative outcomes remained stable over time from case 1 to 100. Structured introduction of a RAS-CR programme with appropriate governance and continuous audit results in favourable clinical and cancer outcomes and provides an excellent training opportunity for surgical residents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)889-896
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Robotic Surgery
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Colorectal surgery
  • daVinci surgical system
  • Dual console
  • Robotic surgery
  • Surgical outcomes

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