Using an artificial intelligence‐based device to investigate pain outcomes in robotic prostatectomy at low pressure pneumoperitoneum: The RALP clinical trial
Nikhil Vasdev, Lawrence Isherwood, Matthew Feyissa, Neil Spencer, Charo Roxas‐Saguil, Ashling Jonsson, Karen Irvine, David Wellsted, Sarah King, Justin Daniels, Louise Peacock, Toral Odedra, Phillip Smith, Prokar Dasgupta, Karel Decaestecker, Prashanth Belavadi, Bhavin Shukla, Venkat Prasad, Shan Go · 2026
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Nikhil Vasdev and co-authors run a small trial comparing two gas systems used in robotic prostate surgery. The belly is inflated at low pressure so the surgeon can work, and the device that holds that pressure may affect pain. Their 2026 trial at one English hospital randomized forty men with localized prostate cancer between an AirSeal system and a Stryker system.
An AI-linked monitor tracked pain signals during surgery. The AirSeal group had fewer strong pain signal events per hour, about 21 against 34. Operations and console time ran shorter, and blood loss was lower with AirSeal. Pain scores after surgery and painkiller use did not differ between groups. Four side effects, including three cases of bowel slowdown, all fell in the Stryker arm, with two readmissions. The team presents the trial as a feasibility success with hints of an edge for one device.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nikhil Vasdev, Lawrence Isherwood, Matthew Feyissa, Neil Spencer, Charo Roxas‐Saguil, Ashling Jonsson, Karen Irvine, David Wellsted, Sarah King, Justin Daniels, Louise Peacock, Toral Odedra, Phillip Smith, Prokar Dasgupta, Karel Decaestecker, Prashanth Belavadi, Bhavin Shukla, Venkat Prasad, Shan Go |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |