Robotic approach together with an enhanced recovery programme improve the perioperative outcomes for complex hepatectomy

Frontiers in Surgery

Surgery

Wenjun Liao¹  Dongdong Wang¹  Enliang Li¹  Fei Xie¹  Jin Ge¹  Jun Lei²  Linquan Wu² 

[1] Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China;Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China;Jiangxi Province Engineering Research Center of Hepatobiliary Disease, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China;

关键词: enhanced recovery after surgery;    outcomes;    complex liver resection;    robotic surgery;    eras;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsurg.2023.1135505

 received in 2023-01-01, accepted in 2023-05-04,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveRobotic surgery has more advantages than traditional surgical approaches to complex liver resection; however, the robotic approach is invariably associated with increased cost. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are beneficial in conventional surgeries.MethodsThe present study investigated the effects of robotic surgery combined with an ERAS protocol on perioperative outcomes and hospitalization costs of patients undergoing complex hepatectomy. Clinical data from consecutive robotic and open liver resections (RLR and OLR, respectively) performed in our unit in the pre-ERAS (January 2019–June 2020) and ERAS (July 2020–December 2021) periods were collected. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the impact of ERAS and surgical approaches—alone or in combination—on LOS and costs.ResultsA total of 171 consecutive complex liver resections were analyzed. ERAS patients had a shorter median LOS and decreased total hospitalization cost, without a significant difference in the complication rate compared with the pre-ERAS cohort. RLR patients had a shorter median LOS and decreased major complications, but with increased total hospitalization cost, compared with OLR patients. Comparing the four combinations of perioperative management and surgical approaches, ERAS + RLR had the shortest LOS and the fewest major complications, whereas pre-ERAS + RLR had the highest hospitalization costs. Multivariate analysis found that the robotic approach was protective against prolonged LOS, whereas the ERAS pathway was protective against high costs.ConclusionsThe ERAS + RLR approach optimized postoperative complex liver resection outcomes and hospitalization costs compared with other combinations. The robotic approach combined with ERAS synergistically optimized outcome and overall cost compared with other strategies, and may be the best combination for optimizing perioperative outcomes for complex RLR.

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