Robotic versus hybrid assisted ventral hernia repair: a prospective one-year comparative study of clinical outcomes
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Käkelä, Pirjo. Mustonen, Kirsi. Rantanen, Tuomo. Paajanen, Hannu. (2022). Robotic versus hybrid assisted ventral hernia repair: a prospective one-year comparative study of clinical outcomes. Acta chirurgica Belgica, [Published online: 04 May 2022], 10.1080/00015458.2022.2069656.Rights
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Background
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) may be associated with chronic pain, seroma formation, bulging and failure to restore abdominal wall function. These outcomes are risk factors for hernia recurrence and poor quality of life (QoL). Our study evaluates whether robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair (rVHR) diminishes these complications compared to LVHR with primary closure of the defect (hybrid).
Methods
Thirty-eight consecutive patients undergoing incisional ventral hernia operation with fascial defect size from 3 to 6 cm were recruited between November 2019 and October 2020. Nineteen patients underwent rVHR and nineteen underwent hybrid operation. The main outcome measure was postoperative pain, evaluated with a visual analogue scale (VAS: 0–10) at 1-month and at 1-year. Hernia recurrence was evaluated with ultrasound examination and QoL using the generic SF-36 short form questionnaire.
Results
At the 1-month control visit, VAS scores were significantly lower in the rVHR group; 2.5 in the hybrid group and 0.3 in the rVHR group (p < 0.001). At the 1-year control, the difference in VAS scores was still significant, 2.8 vs 0.1 (p = 0.023). There was one hernia recurrence in the hybrid group (p = 0.331). QoL did not differ significantly between the study groups when compared to preoperative physical status at 1-year follow-up (p = 0.121). However, emotional status (p = 0.049) and social functioning (p = 0.039) improved significantly in the rVHR group.
Conclusions
Robotic-assisted ventral hernia repair (rVHR) was less painful compared to hybrid repair at 1-month and at 1-year follow-up. In addition, improvement in social functioning status was reported with rVHR.
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