The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Assessment of robotic versus laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. A randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg 2021; 273: 858-867.

Published: 1st November 2021

Authors: Lu J, Zheng C-H, Xu B-B, Xie J-W, Wang J-B, Lin J-X et al.

Conclusion

Patients who had robotic surgery had faster recovery, milder inflammatory response and reduced postoperative morbidity (9.2 versus 17.6 per cent, P = 0.039) in this study that included 300 procedures.

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