Comparison of the retroperitoneal versus Transperitoneal laparoscopic Adrenalectomy perioperative outcomes and safety for Pheochromocytoma: a meta-analysis

ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy and safety of robotic-assisted adrenalectomy (RA) and standard laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA) for pheochromocytoma (PHEO).MethodsWe systematically searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, and Science databases for studies published through January 2021. Controlled trials on RA and LA for PHEOs were included. The meta-analysis was conducted with the Review Manager 5.4 software.ResultsFour studies with 386 patients were included in the analysis. There were no significant differences in OT (WMD: 0.16; 95% CI: -28.50 to 28.82; I2 = 89%; P = 0.99), transfusion rate (OR: 0.70; 95% CI: 0.07 to 7.07; I2 = 64%; P = 0.77), conversion rate (OR: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.07 to 2.88; I2 = 0%; P = 0.39), complication rate (OR: 1.06; 95% CI: 0.62 to 1.82; I2 = 0%; P = 0.84) among patients undergoing RA and LA. However, compared with patients who underwent LA, patients who underwent RA had a shorter LOS (OR: -0.50; 95% CI: -0.55 to 0.45; I2 = 31%; P<0.01), less EBL (WMD: -0.85; 95% CI: -13.56 to -2.54; I2 = 44%; P<0.01), and fewer IHD (OR: 0.34; 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.70; I2 = 0%; P<0.01).ConclusionThe RA for pheochromocytoma achieve better outcomes over LA in terms of safety and efficacy.

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The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Propensity-Matched Studies

Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1177/1556984520978316 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 155698452097831

Author(s):

Vinod H. Thourani ◽

J. James Edelman ◽

Sari D. Holmes ◽

Tom C. Nguyen ◽

John Carroll ◽

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Keyword(s):

Aortic Valve ◽

Aortic Valve Replacement ◽

Valve Replacement ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Early Mortality ◽

Low Risk ◽

Perioperative Outcomes ◽

Intermediate Risk ◽

Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement ◽

Risk Patients

Objective There is an increasing amount of evidence supporting use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for treatment of aortic stenosis in patients at low or intermediate risk for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). TAVR is now approved for use in all patient cohorts. Despite this, there remains debate about the relative efficacy of TAVR compared with SAVR in lower-risk cohorts and various subgroups of patients. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and propensity-matched trials to guide a consensus among expert cardiologists and surgeons. Methods Studies comparing TAVR and SAVR in low- and intermediate-risk patients were identified by a thorough search of the major databases. Mortality, stroke, and other perioperative outcomes were assessed at 30 days and 1 year. Results Early mortality was lower in TAVR compared to SAVR in RCTs, but not propensity-matched studies in low-risk cohorts (0.66% vs 1.5%; odds ratio [OR] = 0.44, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.20 to 0.98, I2 = 0%). No difference in mortality between TAVR and SAVR was identified in intermediate-risk patients at early or later time points. Incidence of perioperative stroke in 3 low-risk RCTs was significantly lower in TAVR (0.4%) than SAVR (1.4%; OR = 0.33, 95% CI 0.13 to 0.81, I2 = 0%). There was no difference in stroke for intermediate-risk patients between TAVR and SAVR. The expert panel of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons provided recommendations for TAVR and SAVR in various clinical scenarios. Conclusions In RCTs comparing TAVR and SAVR in low-risk patients, early mortality and stroke were lower in TAVR, but did not differ at 1 year. There was no difference in mortality and stroke in intermediate-risk patients. The Multidisciplinary Heart Team must consider individual patient characteristics and preferences when recommending TAVR or SAVR. The decision must consider the long-term management of each patient’s aortic valve disease.

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Open Versus Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Meta-analysis of Surgical and Oncological Outcomes

Annals of Surgical Oncology ◽

10.1245/s10434-015-4900-x ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 1195-1202 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Riccardo Autorino ◽

Pierluigi Bove ◽

Marco De Sio ◽

Roberto Miano ◽

Salvatore Micali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Adrenocortical Carcinoma ◽

Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Oncological Outcomes ◽

Open Versus

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Standardizing Robotic Lobectomy

Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1097/imi.0000000000000352 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 77-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John F. Lazar ◽

Laurence N. Spier ◽

Alan R. Hartman ◽

Richard S. Lazzaro

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Length Of Stay ◽

Minimally Invasive ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Stage I ◽

Clinical Staging ◽

Perioperative Outcomes ◽

Vats Lobectomy ◽

End Points ◽

Nodal Upstaging

Objective Single-surgeon cohorts assessing robotically assisted video-assisted thoracic (RA-VATS) lobectomy have reported good outcomes, but there are little data regarding multiple surgeons applying a standard technique in separate hospitals. The purpose of this study was to show how a standardized robotic technique is both safe and reproducible between surgeons and institutions. Methods From July 1, 2012, to October 1, 2013, patients undergoing RA-VATS lobectomy for both benign and malignant disease were identified from a prospectively collected database of two thoracic surgeons from different hospitals within the same healthcare system and retrospectively analyzed. Each surgeon employed an identical “rule of 10” completely port-based approach through all 128 cases. The primary end points of the study were in-hospital and 30-day mortality. Secondary end points were differences in morbidity and perioperative outcomes between the two surgeons based on their “rule of 10” technique. Results A total of 128 cases were performed with 121 lobectomies, 3 bilobectomies, and 4 pneumonectomies for both malignant and benign disease. Each surgeon had 64 cases without a single in-hospital or 30-day mortality. Overall morbidity was 16.4%. Each surgeon had one readmission and take back to operating room (a washout and a mechanical pleurodesis). The most common complication was prolonged air leak (38.1%, 8/21 patients). There was no statistical difference in length of stay, complications, severity of illness, and clinical staging between the two surgeons. There was a significant difference in resected lymph nodes (11.79 vs 14.45, P = 0.0086). Compared with published national meta-analysis on RA-VAT lobectomies, there was a significantly reduced length of stay (4.2 vs 6 days, P = 0.0436) and bleeding (0.8 vs 1.8%, P = 0.0003). Nodal upstaging from cN0 to pN1 was 8% and cN0 to pN2 was 2% for an overall nodal upstaging of 10% for stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer. Conclusions By standardizing how a robotic lobectomy is performed, we were able to show that RA-VATS lobectomy is safe and may allow for the expansion of minimally invasive lobectomy to surgeons who otherwise have failed to adopt traditional VATS. When compared with the most recent national meta-analysis, we had reduced morbidity, mortality, bleeding, and length of stay. Robotic nodal upstaging for stage I nonsmall lung cancer was consistent with larger multicenter study. We hope that these results will help lead to the standardization robotic lobectomy and a larger multisurgeon/institutional study that could pave the way for greater adoption of minimally invasive lobectomy.

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A meta-analysis of the efficacy of preoperative surgical safety checklists to improve perioperative outcomes

South African Medical Journal ◽

10.7196/samj.2016.v106i6.9863 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 106 (6) ◽

pp. 592 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Bruce M Biccard ◽

Reitze Rodseth ◽

Larissa Cronje ◽

Peter Agaba ◽

Edson Chikumba ◽

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Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Perioperative Outcomes ◽

Surgical Safety

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Retrospective comparison of three minimally invasive approaches for adrenal tumors: perioperative outcomes of transperitoneal laparoscopic, retroperitoneal laparoscopic and robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy

BMC Urology ◽

10.1186/s12894-020-00637-y ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Changwei Ji ◽

Qun Lu ◽

Wei Chen ◽

Feifei Zhang ◽

Hao Ji ◽

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Keyword(s):

Length Of Stay ◽

Blood Loss ◽

Minimally Invasive ◽

Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy ◽

Perioperative Outcomes ◽

Adrenal Tumors ◽

Transfusion Rate ◽

Robot Assisted ◽

Estimated Blood Loss ◽

Minimally Invasive Adrenalectomy

Abstract Background To compare the perioperative outcomes of transperitoneal laparoscopic (TLA), retroperitoneal laparoscopic (RLA), and robot-assisted transperitoneal laparoscopic (RATLA) adrenalectomy for adrenal tumors in our center. Methods Between April 2012 and February 2018, 241 minimally invasive adrenalectomies were performed. Cases were categorized based on the minimally invasive adrenalectomy technique. Demographic characteristics, perioperative information and pathological data were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Results This study included 37 TLA, 117 RLA, and 87 RATLA procedures. Any two groups had comparable age, ASA score, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and preoperative hemoglobin. The tumor size for RLA patients was 2.7 ± 1.1 cm, which was significantly smaller compared to patients who underwent TLA/RATLA (p = 0.000/0.000). Operative time was similar in any two groups, while estimated blood loss was lower for RATLA group (75.6 ± 95.6 ml) compared with the TLA group (131.1 ± 204.5 ml) (p = 0.041). Conversion to an open procedure occurred in only one (2.7%) patient in the TLA group for significant adhesion and hemorrhage. There were no significant differences between groups in terms of transfusion rate and complication rate. Length of stay was shorter for the RATLA group versus the TLA/RLA group (p = 0.000/0.029). In all groups, adrenocortical adenoma and pheochromocytoma were the most frequent histotypes. Conclusions Minimally invasive adrenalectomy is associated with expected excellent outcomes. In our study, the RATLA approach appears to provide the benefits of decreased estimated blood loss and length of stay. Robotic adrenalectomy appears to be a safe and effective alternative to conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy.

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Laparoscopic adrenalectomy versus percutaneous ablation for aldosterone‑producing adenoma: a meta-analysis

10.37766/inplasy2021.4.0006 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yi-Yang Huang ◽

Hong Cheng ◽

Xin-JIan Xu ◽

Xiang-Zhong Huang

Keyword(s):

Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Percutaneous Ablation ◽

Aldosterone Producing Adenoma

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Perioperative outcomes of combined heart surgery and lung tumor resection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-86694/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shizhao Cheng ◽

Yiyao Jiang ◽

Xin Li ◽

Xike Lu ◽

Xun Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Complication Rate ◽

Subgroup Analysis ◽

Heart Surgery ◽

Lung Tumor ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Tumor Resection ◽

Perioperative Outcomes ◽

Off Pump ◽

Lung Cancer Patients ◽

Pump Cabg

Abstract Objective: The coexistence of concomitant lesions of the heart and lungs needed surgical intervention is increasing. Simultaneous cardiac surgery with pulmonary resection can solve the lesions at the same time, thus avoiding the second operation. However, concern exists regarding the potentially increased mortality and complication rate of simultaneous surgery and the adequacy of lung exposure during heart surgery. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the perioperative mortality and complication rate of combined heart surgery and lung tumor resection.Methods: A comprehensive literature search was performed in July 2020. PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases were searched to collect studies reported the perioperative outcomes of combined heart surgery and lung tumor resection. Two reviewers independently screened literatures, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. Pooled proportion and its 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) was performed by R version 3.6.1 using the meta package.Results: A total of 536 patients from 29 studies were included in this analysis. Overall, the results of this meta-analysis showed that the pooled proportion of operative mortality was 0.01 (95% CI: 0.00, 0.03) and the pooled proportion of postoperative complications was 0.40 (95% CI: 0.24, 0.57) for patients underwent combined cardiothoracic surgery. Subgroup analysis by lung pathology revealed that, for lung cancer patients, the pooled proportion of anatomical lung resection was 0.99 (95% CI: 0.95, 1.00), and the pooled proportion of systematic lymph node dissection or sampling was 1.00 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.00). Subgroup analysis by heart surgery procedures found that the pooled proportion of postoperative complications of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients using off-pump method was 0.17 (95% CI: 0.01, 0.43), while the pooled proportion of on-pump method was 0.61 (95% CI: 0.38, 0.82).Conclusion: This study presented that combined heart surgery and lung tumor resection had a low mortality rate and an acceptable complication rate. Subgroup analysis revealed most lung cancer patients underwent uncompromised anatomical resection and mediastinal lymph node sampling or dissection during combined cardiothoracic surgery, and showed off-pump CABG could potentially reduce the complication rate compared with on-pump CABG. While further researches are still needed.

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