A cost-conscious establishment of a robotic abdominal wall reconstruction program in a publicly funded healthcare system.

Purpose: Despite reports of better short-term outcomes, the main criticism for the adoption of the robotic surgery platform for abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) has been the associated cost, especially in countries with a publicly funded healthcare system such as Canada. We describe our experience in implementation of robotic AWR while ensuring cost-effectiveness.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort analysis of all patients with ventral hernias ranging between 5 to 15 cm who underwent either open or robotic AWR between January 2020 to August 2022.

Fluorescent Cholangiography in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: An Updated Canadian Experience.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the most common general surgery procedures in Canada with approximately 100 000 cases performed per year. Bile duct injury remains a morbid complication with an incidence rate of 0.3% to 0.

Incisional wound VAC and risk-adjusted SSI rates in colorectal surgery: A tertiary centre experience.

Background: In colorectal surgery, indications for incisional negative pressure wound therapy (iVAC) remain unclear. We sought to compare rates of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients who received iVAC or standard sterile dressing (SSD).

Methods: Institutional colorectal NSQIP data between 2014 and 2018 was reviewed.