The Evolving Use of Robotic Surgery

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre123,074 enrolled

Overview

A retrospective, population-based analysis examining the rates of robotic surgery between the years of 2009 - 2018.

A retrospective, population-based analysis examining the rates of robotic surgery in Ontario between the years of 2009 - 2018. The purposes of the study were (i) to describe temporal trends and (ii) patient- and system-level determinants of receiving robotic compared to open or laparoscopic surgery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

123,074

Conditions

Surgery

Interventions

Robotic SurgeryPROCEDURE

Surgical procedure using robotic technologies.

Open SurgeryPROCEDURE

Surgical procedure using a large, open cut in the skin.

Laparoscopic SurgeryPROCEDURE

Surgical procedure using small incisions and trochars.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Minimum 18 years old * Received an elective radical prostatectomy, total hysterectomy, partial nephrectomy, or thoracic lobectomy using an open, laparoscopic or robotic approach between 2008-2018 Exclusion Criteria: * Non-Ontario residents * Non-elective procedure * Patients without OHIP eligibility * Patients who had an identical procedure in the previous two years

Locations (1)

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Temporal trends

To describe temporal trends in robotic surgery

Time frame: 2009 - 2018

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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