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Robotic surgery is increasingly dominating minimally invasive procedures, projected to surpass laparoscopy and open surgery in several key operations by 2025. This trend necessitates adapting surgical training for evolving healthcare practices.

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Area of Science:

  • Surgical Innovation
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Robotic Surgery Adoption

Background:

  • Laparoscopy revolutionized surgery post-1989 but has limitations.
  • Open surgery persists due to laparoscopic tool constraints.
  • Robotic-assisted surgery emerged to overcome these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Analyze adoption trends of robotic-assisted surgery.
  • Assess the impact of robotic surgery on open and laparoscopic approaches.
  • Forecast future trends in surgical technique utilization.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of ACS-NSQIP databases (2012-2021).
  • Inclusion of diverse abdominal procedures.
  • Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models to predict trends until Q2 2025.

Main Results:

  • Robotic surgery dominates urological procedures like prostatectomies and nephrectomies.
  • Robotic colectomies and proctectomies are forecasted to surpass laparoscopy by 2025.
  • Robotic surgery is rising in pancreatectomies and esophagectomies, while hepatectomies remain largely open.

Conclusions:

  • Robotic-assisted surgery is transforming minimally invasive procedures.
  • Robotic surgery is predicted to lead in colectomies, proctectomies, pancreatectomies, and esophagectomies by 2025.
  • Healthcare must adapt surgical training and balance traditional laparoscopy with robotic advancements.