Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Outcomes in Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Propensity Score‐Matched Study
Bor‐Uei Shyr, Bor‐Shiuan Shyr, Shih‐Chin Chen, Shin‐E Wang, Yi‐Ming Shyr · 2024
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Bor-Uei Shyr and co-authors ask in a 2024 study whether obesity worsens outcomes for robot-assisted pancreas surgery. The operation, a pancreaticoduodenectomy, is among the most demanding in general surgery. How body weight affects results with the robot route had rarely been documented.
The study covered eight hundred eighty-six patients who had either robot-assisted or open surgery. Groups were formed for obese robot cases, non-obese robot cases, and obese open cases, then matched by propensity scores. Operations took longer for obese robot patients, yet blood loss was lower in both robot groups than in open surgery. Death and complication rates stayed much the same across all three groups. Delayed stomach emptying was also less common with the robot. The authors conclude the robot route is safe for obese patients.
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| CREATOR | Bor‐Uei Shyr, Bor‐Shiuan Shyr, Shih‐Chin Chen, Shin‐E Wang, Yi‐Ming Shyr |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |