Importance There is an ever‐increasing drive to improve surgical patient outcomes. Given
the benefits which robotics has bestowed upon a wide range of industries, from vehicle …

The introduction of robot-assisted surgery, and specifically the da Vinci Surgical System, is
one of the biggest breakthroughs in surgery since the introduction of anaesthesia, and …

Background Video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) lobectomies and wedge resections
result in less morbidity and shorter length of stay than resections via thoracotomy. The …

Background Radical cystectomy (RC) is a morbid procedure associated with high costs.
Limited population-based data exist on the complication profile and costs of robot-assisted …

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of the 2009 United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample
was performed. Subjects included all women aged 18 years or older who underwent …

Purpose: We determined practice patterns and perioperative outcomes of open and
minimally invasive partial nephrectomy in the United States since the introduction of a robot …

Methods| The Perspective database was used to identify women who underwent a minimally
invasive hysterectomy from 2006-2012. Perspective is an all-payer database including more …

Importance Surgical site infection (SSI) represents the second most common cause of
hospital-acquired infection and the most common type of infection in patients undergoing …

This paper introduces the smart tissue anastomosis robot (STAR). Currently, the STAR is a
proof-of-concept for a vision-guided robotic system featuring an actuated laparoscopic …

BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted lobectomy is being offered increasingly to patients.
However, little is known about its safety, complication profile, or effectiveness. METHODS …