Study: Robotic Gallbladder Surgery Carries Double the Risk of Bile Duct Injury vs. Laparoscopic
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Edited by Manasi Talwadekar
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A study of nearly 380,000 Medicare beneficiaries found that robotic-assisted cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) was associated with more than double the risk of bile duct injury requiring operative repair compared to traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Despite this higher risk, the use of robotic-assisted procedures increased substantially from 9.2% of cases in 2020 to 22.4% by 2023. The study included 58,045 patients who underwent robotic-assisted surgery (mean age 72.7 years) and 321,925 who had laparoscopic surgery (mean age 73.1 years).
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· 3 pulledRobotic-assisted cholecystectomy was associated with more than double the risk for bile duct injury (BDI) requiring operative repair compared with laparoscopic cholecystectomy among Medicare beneficiaries
The use of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy increased substantially from 9.2% of cases in 2020 to 22.4%
A total of 379,970 Medicare beneficiaries were included, of whom 58,045 underwent robotic-assisted cholecystectomy (mean age, 72.7 years) and 321,925 underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (mean age, 73.1 years)
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