
Abstract Purpose Robotic surgery represents the latest development in the field of minimally invasive surgery and offers many technical advantages. Despite the higher costs, this novel approach has been applied increasingly in gynecological surgery. Regarding the implementation of a new operative method; however, the most important factor to be aware of is patient safety. In this study, we describe our experience in implementing robotic surgery in a German University Hospital focusing on patient safety after 110 procedures. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of 110 consecutive robotic procedures performed in the University Hospital of Würzburg between June 2017 and September 2019. During this time, 37 patients were treated for benign general gynecological conditions, 27 patients for gynecological malignancies, and 46 patients for urogynecological conditions. We evaluated patient safety through standardized assessment of intra- and postoperative complications, which were categorized according to the Clavien–Dindo classification. Results No complications were recorded in 90 (81.8%) operations. We observed Clavien–Dindo grade I complications in 8 (7.3%) cases, grade II complications in 5 (4.5%) cases, grade IIIa complications in 1 case (0.9%), and grade IIIb complications in 6 (5.5%) cases. No conversion to laparotomy or blood transfusion was needed. Conclusion Robotic surgery could be implemented for complex gynecological operations without relevant problems and was accompanied by low complication rates.
Adult, ddc:610, Endometriosis, Middle Aged, Hysterectomy, Hospitals, Female [MeSH] ; Implementation ; Aged [MeSH] ; Adult [MeSH] ; Humans [MeSH] ; Retrospective Studies [MeSH] ; General Gynecology ; Middle Aged [MeSH] ; Hospitals [MeSH] ; Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ; Polyvinyls [MeSH] ; Endometriosis/surgery [MeSH] ; Genital Diseases, Female/surgery [MeSH] ; Patient Safety [MeSH] ; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures/methods [MeSH] ; Germany [MeSH] ; Robotic complications ; Postoperative Complications/etiology [MeSH] ; Salpingectomy/methods [MeSH] ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/methods [MeSH] ; Outcome Assessment, Health Care [MeSH] ; Hysterectomy/methods [MeSH] ; Robotic hysterectomy ; Robotic sacrocolpopexy, Salpingectomy, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, Postoperative Complications, Robotic Surgical Procedures, Germany, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Humans, Female, Polyvinyls, Patient Safety, General Gynecology, Genital Diseases, Female, Aged, Retrospective Studies
Adult, ddc:610, Endometriosis, Middle Aged, Hysterectomy, Hospitals, Female [MeSH] ; Implementation ; Aged [MeSH] ; Adult [MeSH] ; Humans [MeSH] ; Retrospective Studies [MeSH] ; General Gynecology ; Middle Aged [MeSH] ; Hospitals [MeSH] ; Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ; Polyvinyls [MeSH] ; Endometriosis/surgery [MeSH] ; Genital Diseases, Female/surgery [MeSH] ; Patient Safety [MeSH] ; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures/methods [MeSH] ; Germany [MeSH] ; Robotic complications ; Postoperative Complications/etiology [MeSH] ; Salpingectomy/methods [MeSH] ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/methods [MeSH] ; Outcome Assessment, Health Care [MeSH] ; Hysterectomy/methods [MeSH] ; Robotic hysterectomy ; Robotic sacrocolpopexy, Salpingectomy, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, Postoperative Complications, Robotic Surgical Procedures, Germany, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Humans, Female, Polyvinyls, Patient Safety, General Gynecology, Genital Diseases, Female, Aged, Retrospective Studies
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