1. Robotic versus open pancreaticoduodenectomy in elderly patients: a propensity score-matched analysis.
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Mederos MA, Starr S, Park JY, King JC, Tomlinson JS, Hines OJ, Donahue TR, and Girgis MD
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- Humans, Aged, Pancreaticoduodenectomy adverse effects, Retrospective Studies, Prospective Studies, Propensity Score, Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique, Postoperative Complications etiology, Length of Stay, Robotics, Robotic Surgical Procedures adverse effects, Laparoscopy adverse effects, Pancreatic Neoplasms surgery
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Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is complex procedure with high morbidity in the elderly. This retrospective study aimed to compare post-operative outcomes in patients ≥75 years of age who underwent robot-assisted (RA)PD and open PD., Methods: We analyzed 2502 patients ≥75 years of age who underwent PD from 2015 to 2018 in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. RAPD and open PD patients were propensity score matched 1:5 to assess the 30-day outcomes of interest: postoperative complications, length of stay, discharge destination, and readmissions., Results: Of 725 matched patients, 110 underwent RAPD, 615 OPD, and 12 were converted to an open operation. Post-operative outcomes were largely similar between cohorts. RAPD was associated a shorter length of stay (median 8 days, interquartile range [IQR] 6 to 11) than OPD (median 8 days, IQR 7 to 13) (p = 0.003). However, RAPD was associated with more readmissions (28.1% vs. 17.7%; p = 0.02)., Conclusions: RAPD in patients ≥75 years of age appears to be safe and has a similar complication profile to open PD. Randomized or well-designed prospective matched studies are needed to confirm these findings., (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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