Robotic assistance reduced surgeon stress compared to laparoscopy among qualified surgeons during distal gastrectomy, particularly during suprapancreatic lymph node dissection.
Cohort (n=40)
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Does robotic distal gastrectomy reduce intraoperative stress in surgeons compared to laparoscopic distal gastrectomy?
Robotic assistance may reduce surgeons' objective intraoperative stress compared to laparoscopy during technically demanding steps of distal gastrectomy.
Shimada et al. (Wed,) conducted a cohort in Gastric cancer (n=40). Robotic-assisted distal gastrectomy vs. Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy was evaluated on Intraoperative low-frequency/high-frequency (LF/HF) ratio. Robotic assistance reduced surgeon stress compared to laparoscopy among qualified surgeons during distal gastrectomy, particularly during suprapancreatic lymph node dissection.