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Comparison between robotic and open liver resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of short-term outcomes

N. Machairas,D. Papaconstantinou,5 Authors,I. Kostakis

2019 · DOI: 10.1007/s13304-019-00629-0
Updates in Surgery · 43 Citations

TLDR

A systematic search of Medline, Scopus, Google Scholar, Cochrane CENTRAL Register of Controlled Trials and Clinicaltrials.gov databases for articles published from January 2000 until November 2018 found no differences between the two groups with regard to blood loss, blood transfusion requirements, R0 resection and mortality rates.