Robotic versus Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Guixiang Liao, Jiarong Chen, Chen Ren, Rong Li, Shasha Du, Guozhu Xie, Haijun Deng, Kaijun Yang and Yawei Yuan

PLOS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, issue 12, 1-

Abstract: Aim: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of robotic gastrectomy versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Methods: A comprehensive search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Knowledge was performed. Systematic review was carried out to identify studies comparing robotic gastrectomy and open gastrectomy in gastric cancer. Intraoperative and postoperative outcomes were also analyzed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the surgery. A fixed effects model or a random effects model was utilized according to the heterogeneity. Results: Four studies involving 5780 patients with 520 (9.00%) cases of robotic gastrectomy and 5260 (91.00%) cases of open gastrectomy were included in this meta-analysis. Compared to open gastrectomy, robotic gastrectomy has a significantly longer operation time (weighted mean differences (WMD) =92.37, 95% confidence interval (CI): 55.63 to 129.12, P

Date: 2013
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