About

Omar El‐Taji is a urological surgeon and researcher whose work focuses on advancing robotic and minimally invasive surgical techniques for prostate and bladder cancers. His major contributions center on evaluating national surgical trends, optimizing perioperative outcomes, and defining learning curves for robotic-assisted procedures. In a landmark analysis of over 12,600 radical cystectomies in England, he demonstrated national adoption patterns and complication rates across open, robotic, and laparoscopic approaches—a study that has garnered 19 citations. He has also led systematic reviews and meta-analyses comparing pneumoperitoneum pressures during robotic prostatectomy and uretero-enteric stricture rates following different cystectomy techniques, each cited 15–16 times. Notably, his real-time assessment of the learning curve for robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, based on a large single-center dataset, provides practical benchmarks for surgical training and quality improvement. Through these contributions, El‐Taji has helped clarify the benefits and challenges of robotic urological surgery, offering evidence that guides both clinical decision-making and surgical education.

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H-Index
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Total Citations
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🏆 Most Cited Paper
Radical Cystectomy in England from 2013 to 2019 on 12,644 patients: An analysis of national trends and comparison of surgical approaches using Hospital Episode Statistics data
19 citations · 2021
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2022 (2 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 35
🏛 Institutions: Lister Hospital, University of Liverpool, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

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