Publications by authors named "Busisiwe Mlambo"
Article Synopsis
- * Patients undergoing MIP experienced better perioperative outcomes than those who had OS for non-PD, including shorter hospital stays and fewer complications, while outcomes for PD were similar for both methods.
- * The robotic-assisted surgery (RS) approach showed a lower rate of conversion to open surgery compared to laparoscopic surgery (LS) in both PD and non-PD cases, and MIP has gained traction in non-PD procedures while showing stagnant adoption rates for PD.
Background: To evaluate national trends in adoption of different surgical approaches for colectomy and compare clinical outcomes and resource utilization between approaches.
Methods: Retrospective study of patients aged ≥18 years who underwent elective inpatient left or right colectomy between 2010 and 2019 from the Premier Healthcare Database. Patients were classified by operative approach: open, minimally invasive: either laparoscopic or robotic.