Contrast study of short-term effect between the Da Vinci surgical robot and laparoscopic technology in patients after distal gastric cancer surgery

Abstract

Objective To make a contrast between the Da Vinci surgical robot ( referred to as robots) and laparoscopic technology in patients ’ postoperative recovery after distal gastric cancer surgery. Methods Thirty robotic distal gastric cancer patients as robotic group and 30 laparoscopic gastric cancer patients as compared group both admitted from January 2012 to May 2012 in Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command were analyzed. Perioperative situation was compared between the two groups. Results The robotic group was better than the laparoscopic group in intraoperative bleeding, the surgical incision length, postoperative incision pain and the first feeding time ( P 0.05). There was no statistical significance in lymph node dissection and postoperative complications. Conclusion Robot distal gastric cancer surgery is worthy of popularization and application for its less invasive surgery and quicker postoperative recover than laparoscopic surgery.