Hassan R. Hashmi, General and Colorectal Surgeon at Las Vegas Surgical Associates, shared a post on X about a paper by Antonio Gangemi et al. published in Annals of Surgery:
“New in Annals of Surgery:
20-year systematic review + meta-analysis comparing robotic vs laparoscopic surgery across 15 abdominal procedures:
- 211,078 robotic cases
- 1,358,201 laparoscopic cases
- 360 studies
- 30 countries
Key takeaway:
- Robotic-assisted surgery had significantly lower conversion-to-open rates vs laparoscopy.
Since conversion is linked to higher complications, cost, and recovery time, this adds strong evidence in favor of robotics as a safer, more reliable minimally invasive platform.
What has your experience been with conversion rates in robotics vs laparoscopy?”
Title: The CONVERSION Study: Open Conversion Risk in Robotic vs Laparoscopic Surgery – A 20-Year Meta-analysis
Authors: Antonio Gangemi, Amir Ebadinejad, Anthony P. Lisi, Lisa Argnani, Marianna Negri, Matteo Cescon, Riccardo Casadei, Marco Seri, and Gilberto Poggioli.
You can read the Full Article in Annals of Surgery.
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