STUDY OBJECTIVE: To show the safety, feasibility, and perioperative outcomes of total TELELAP ALF-X hysterectomy (SOFAR S.p.A., ALF-X Surgical Robotics Department, Trezzano Rosa, Milan, Italy). DESIGN: Phase II study (Canadian Task Force II-2). SETTING: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. PATIENTS: From October 2013 to May 2014, 80 women underwent total TELELAP ALF-X hysterectomy. The study population was divided into 2 groups according to surgical procedures: total hysterectomy ± bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (group 1) and endometrial cancer patients staged with pelvic lymphadenectomy (group 2). INTERVENTIONS: Total TELELAP ALF-X hysterectomy ± bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with or without pelvic lymphadenectomy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The median age was 51 years (range, 48-79), and the median body mass index was 24 kg/m(2) (range, 17.3-34.2). Forty-five patients (56.2%) had previous surgery. The median operative time was 140 minutes (range, 58-320) in group 1 and 197 minutes (range, 129-290) in group 2 (p < .001). The median docking time was 8 minutes (range, 3-25). During the study period, a significant trend in operative time reduction was observed. Procedures were successfully performed without conversion in 93.7% of cases. We observed 2 (2.5%) intraoperative complications, 3 (3.7%) conversions to standard laparoscopy, and 2 (2.5%) to laparotomy. The median time to discharge was 2 days (range, 1-5). One patient (1.2%) was readmitted in the early postoperative period. CONCLUSION: As new technology evolves, critical appraisal of patient-related outcomes, use, cost, and access to minimally invasive hysterectomy must remain a priority. Despite the relative small number of our series, we showed the feasibility and safety of total TELELAP ALF-X hysterectomy for benign and malignant disease.

TELELAP ALF-X Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Feasibility and Perioperative Outcomes

RESTAINO, STEFANO;
2015-01-01

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To show the safety, feasibility, and perioperative outcomes of total TELELAP ALF-X hysterectomy (SOFAR S.p.A., ALF-X Surgical Robotics Department, Trezzano Rosa, Milan, Italy). DESIGN: Phase II study (Canadian Task Force II-2). SETTING: Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. PATIENTS: From October 2013 to May 2014, 80 women underwent total TELELAP ALF-X hysterectomy. The study population was divided into 2 groups according to surgical procedures: total hysterectomy ± bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (group 1) and endometrial cancer patients staged with pelvic lymphadenectomy (group 2). INTERVENTIONS: Total TELELAP ALF-X hysterectomy ± bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with or without pelvic lymphadenectomy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The median age was 51 years (range, 48-79), and the median body mass index was 24 kg/m(2) (range, 17.3-34.2). Forty-five patients (56.2%) had previous surgery. The median operative time was 140 minutes (range, 58-320) in group 1 and 197 minutes (range, 129-290) in group 2 (p < .001). The median docking time was 8 minutes (range, 3-25). During the study period, a significant trend in operative time reduction was observed. Procedures were successfully performed without conversion in 93.7% of cases. We observed 2 (2.5%) intraoperative complications, 3 (3.7%) conversions to standard laparoscopy, and 2 (2.5%) to laparotomy. The median time to discharge was 2 days (range, 1-5). One patient (1.2%) was readmitted in the early postoperative period. CONCLUSION: As new technology evolves, critical appraisal of patient-related outcomes, use, cost, and access to minimally invasive hysterectomy must remain a priority. Despite the relative small number of our series, we showed the feasibility and safety of total TELELAP ALF-X hysterectomy for benign and malignant disease.
2015
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/704371/description#description
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