Robot assisted gynaecologic procedures in morbidly obese patients
C Kurzeder, J Persson, A du Bois, P Kannisto, T Bossmar, C Borgfeldt, F Heitz, K El Khalfaoui, A Traut, P Harter · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2014 · Heft 09
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Objectives: The study aims to evaluate perioperative morbidity in morbidly obese women undergoing robot-assisted surgery for malignant and benign conditions in gynaecology. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted to analyze morbidly obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥40 kg/m2 who underwent elective pelvic robotic surgery for a gynecologic procedure at one of two tertiary referral center for gynaecology and gynaecologic oncology. Patients' demographics, surgical indication, intraoperative complications and perioperative morbidity were analyzed. Results: Between January 2008 and March 2014, 79 m…
