Publications by authors named "Bruce B McIntosh"
Article Synopsis
- * Data from 505 patients showed that the after-hours group experienced higher rates of pre-existing conditions like acute cholecystitis and longer operative times but did not have an increased rate of complications compared to those treated during business hours.
- * Both groups achieved a high success rate in critical procedures with no mortalities reported, and after-hours procedures resulted in shorter outpatient stays and fewer conversions to other surgical methods.
Background: A rapid training protocol has been developed for robotic surgery novices to learn robotic single-incision techniques. This study assesses the learning curve and early clinical results for a robotic surgery novice starting single-site cholecystectomy.
Methods: A chart review was performed on the surgeon's first 55 patients to undergo this procedure.