Surgeon Volume and Clinical Outcomes After Robotic Elective and Emergency General Surgery - Takeaways - MDSpire

Surgeon Volume and Clinical Outcomes After Robotic Elective and Emergency General Surgery

  • By

  • Natasha Houshmand

  • I-Fan Shih

  • Alistair J. Kent

  • Samuel W. Ross

  • Joseph V. Sakran

  • May 11, 2026

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    Robotic-assisted surgery has significantly increased, with elective procedures rising from 1.8% to 15.1% between 2012 and 2018.

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    Surgeon experience, including annual case volume, greatly influences outcomes in robotic-assisted general surgery.

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    Higher individual surgeon volume correlates with lower readmission rates and shorter hospital stays in laparoscopic procedures.

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    The study aims to explore the relationship between surgeon robotic case volume and outcomes in both elective and emergency surgeries.

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    Data from the Premier Healthcare Database was used to analyze outcomes, focusing on robotic-assisted procedures from 2021 to 2023.

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Surgeon Volume and Clinical Outcomes After Robotic Elective and Emergency General Surgery

  • by Natasha Houshmand, I-Fan Shih, Alistair J. Kent, Samuel W. Ross, Joseph V. Sakran

  • May 11, 2026

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