Diffusion of robotics into clinical practice in the United States: Process, patient safety, learning curves, and the public health

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 455-461

  Mirheydar, Hossein S ^a   Parsons, J Kellogg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystectomy; Partial nephrectomy; Prostatectomy; Review; Robotics; Urologic oncology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYSTECTOMY; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSTATECTOMY; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CYSTECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSTATECTOMY; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878242077     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-012-1015-x     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. Rogers EM (2003) Diffusion of innovations, 5th edn. Free Press, New York.
2. Barkun JS, Aronson JK, Feldman LS, Maddern GJ, Strasberg SM, Balliol Collaboration, Altman DG, Barkun JS, Blazeby JM, Boutron IC, Campbell WB, Clavien PA, Cook JA, Ergina PL, Flum DR, Glasziou P, Marshall JC, McCulloch P, Nicholl J, Reeves BC, Seiler CM, Meakins JL, Ashby D, Black N, Bunker J, Burton M, Campbell M, Chalkidou K, Chalmers I, de Leval M, Deeks J, Grant A, Gray M, Greenhalgh R, Jenicek M, Kehoe S, Lilford R, Littlejohns P, Loke Y, Madhock R, McPherson K, Rothwell P, Summerskill B, Taggart D, Tekkis P, Thompson M, Treasure T, Trohler U, Vandenbroucke J (2009) Evaluation and stages of surgical innovations. Lancet 374(9695): 1089-1096.
3. Binder J, Kramer W (2001) Robotically-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. BJU Int 87(4): 408-410.
4. Abbou CC, Hoznek A, Salomon L, Lobontiu A, Saint F, Cicco A, Antiphon P, Chopin D (2000) Remote laparoscopic radical prostatectomy carried out with a robot. Report of a case. Prog Urol 10(4): 520-523.
5. Pasticier G, Rietbergen JB, Guillonneau B, Fromont G, Menon M, Vallancien G (2001) Robotically assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: feasibility study in men. Eur Urol 40(1): 70-74.
6. Zorn KC, Gautam G, Shalhav AL, Clayman RV, Ahlering TE, Albala DM, Lee DI, Sundaram CP, Matin SF, Castle EP, Winfield HN, Gettman MT, Lee BR, Thomas R, Patel VR, Leveillee RJ, Wong C, Badlani GH, Rha KH, Eggener SE, Wiklund P, Mottrie A, Atug F, Kural AR, Joseph JV (2009) Members of the Society of Urologic Robotic Surgeons. Training, credentialing, proctoring and medicolegal risks of robotic urological surgery: recommendations of the society of urologic robotic surgeons. J Urol 182(3): 1126-1132.
7. Wolfram M, Bräutigam R, Engl T, Bentas W, Heitkamp S, Ostwald M, Kramer W, Binder J, Blaheta R, Jonas D, Beecken WD (2003) Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: the Frankfurt technique. World J Urol 21(3): 128-132.
8. Menon M, Shrivastava A, Tewari A, Sarle R, Hemal A, Peabody JO, Vallancien G (2002) Laparoscopic and robot assisted radical prostatectomy: establishment of a structured program and preliminary analysis of outcomes. J Urol 168(3): 945-949.
9. Parsons JK, Palazzi-Churas K, Stroup S et al (2012) Patient safety and the diffusion of minimally invasive radical prostatectomy. J Urol 187: S E24-S E25.
10. Cadeddu JA, Gautam G, Shalhav AL (2010) Robotic prostatectomy. J Urol 183(3): 858-861.
11. Barry MJ, Gallagher PM, Skinner JS, Fowler FJ Jr (2012) Adverse effects of robotic-assisted laparoscopic versus open retropubic radical prostatectomy among a nationwide random sample of medicare-age men. J Clin Oncol 30(5): 513-518.
12. Bolenz C, Gupta A, Hotze T, Ho R, Cadeddu JA, Roehrborn CG, Lotan Y (2010) Cost comparison of robotic, laparoscopic, and open radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. Eur Urol 57(3): 453-458.
13. Secin FP (2011) The learning curve of robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: what is the evidence? Arch Esp Urol 64(8): 830-838.
14. Ficarra V, Novara G, Artibani W, Cestari A, Galfano A, Graefen M, Guazzoni G, Guillonneau B, Menon M, Montorsi F, Patel V, Rassweiler J, van Poppel H (2009) Retropubic, laparoscopic, and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and cumulative analysis of comparative studies. Eur Urol 55(5): 1037-1063.
15. Wilson CB (2006) Adoption of new surgical technology. BMJ 332(7533): 112-114.
16. Gladwell M (2000) The tipping point: how little things can make a big difference. Little, Brown, New York.
17. Parsons JK, Palazzi K, Chang DC, and Stroup S (2012) Patient safety and the diffusion of surgical innovations: a national analysis of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy 2012. Surgical Endoscopy 2012.
18. Cohen SA, Parsons JK, Palazzi KL, Jaehoon Cho, Kader AK (2012) Minimally invasive cystectomy is associated with improved peri-operative patient safety and decreased length of stay compared to open cystectomy. J Urol 187: 710 Abstract 1759.
19. Hu JC, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Barry MJ, D'Amico AV, Weinberg AC, Keating NL (2009) Comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive vs open radical prostatectomy. JAMA 302(14): 1557-1564.
20. Agarwal PK, Sammon J, Bhandari A, Dabaja A, Diaz M, Dusik-Fenton S, Satyanarayana R, Simone A, Trinh QD, Baize B, Menon M (2011) Safety profile of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a standardized report of complications in 3317 patients. Eur Urol 59(5): 684-698.
21. Rabbani F, Yunis LH, Pinochet R, Nogueira L, Vora KC, Eastham JA, Guillonneau B, Laudone V, Scardino PT, Touijer K (2010) Comprehensive standardized report of complications of retropubic and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Eur Urol 57(3): 371-386.
22. Parsons JK, Bennett JL (2008) Outcomes of retropubic, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted prostatectomy. Urology 72(2): 412.
23. Kang DC, Hardee MJ, Fesperman SF, Stoffs TL, Dahm P (2010) Low quality of evidence for robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: results of a systematic review of the published literature. Eur Urol 57(6): 930-937.
24. Novara G, Ficarra V, Rosen RC, Artibani W, Costello A, Eastham JA, Graefen M, Guazzoni G, Shariat SF, Stolzenburg JU, van Poppel H, Zattoni F, Montorsi F, Mottrie A, Wilson TG (2012) Systematic review and meta-analysis of perioperative outcomes and complications after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Eur Urol 62(3): 431-452.
25. Hu JC, Wang Q, Pashos CL, Lipsitz SR, Keating NL (2008) Utilization and outcomes of minimally invasive radical prostatectomy. J Clin Oncol 26(14): 2278-2284.
26. Anderson JE, Chang DC, Parsons JK, Talamini MA (2012) The first national examination of outcomes and trends in robotic surgery in the United States. J Am Coll Surg 215(1): 107-114 discussion 114-6.
27. Aboumarzouk OM, Stein RJ, Eyraud R, Haber GP, Chlosta PL, Somani BK, Kaouk JH (2012) Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Eur Urol (Epub ahead of print).
28. Long JA, Yakoubi R, Lee B, Guillotreau J, Autorino R, Laydner H, Eyraud R, Stein RJ, Kaouk JH, Haber GP (2012) Robotic versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for complex tumors: comparison of perioperative outcomes. Eur Urol 61(6): 1257-1262.
29. Menon M, Hemal AK, Tewari A, Shrivastava A, Shoma AM, El-Tabey NA, Shaaban A, Abol-Enein H, Ghoneim MA (2003) Nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical cystoprostatectomy and urinary diversion. BJU Int 92(3): 232-236.
30. Nix J, Smith A, Kurpad R, Nielsen ME, Wallen EM, Pruthi RS (2010) Prospective randomized controlled trial of robotic versus open radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: perioperative and pathologic results. Eur Urol 57(2): 196-201.
31. Styn NR, Montgomery JS, Wood DP, Hafez KS, Lee CT, Tallman C, He C, Crossley H, Hollenbeck BK, Weizer AZ (2012) Matched comparison of robotic-assisted and open radical cystectomy. Urology 79(6): 1303-1308.
32. Gondo T, Yoshioka K, Nakagami Y, Okubo H, Hashimoto T, Satake N, Ozu C, Horiguchi Y, Namiki K, Tachibana M (2012) Robotic versus open radical cystectomy: prospective comparison of perioperative and pathologic outcomes in Japan. Jpn J Clin Oncol 42(7): 625-631.
33. Ng CK, Kauffman EC, Lee MM, Otto BJ, Portnoff A, Ehrlich JR, Schwartz MJ, Wang GJ, Scherr DS (2010) A comparison of postoperative complications in open versus robotic cystectomy. Eur Urol 57(2): 274-281.
34. Yu HY, Hevelone ND, Lipsitz SR, Kowalczyk KJ, Nguyen PL, Choueiri TK, Kibel AS, Hu JC (2012) Comparative analysis of outcomes and costs following open radical cystectomy versus robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy: results from the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Eur Urol 61(6): 1239-1244.
35. Herrell SD, Smith JA Jr (2005) Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: what is the learning curve? Urology 66(5): 105-107.
36. Ahlering TE, Skarecky D, Lee D, Clayman RV (2003) Successful transfer of open surgical skills to a laparoscopic environment using a robotic interface: initial experience with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. J Urol 170(5): 1738-1741.
37. Atug F, Castle EP, Srivastav SK, Burgess SV, Thomas R, Davis R (2006) Positive surgical margins in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: impact of learning curve on oncologic outcomes. Eur Urol 49(5): 866-871 discussion 871-2.
38. Zorn KC, Orvieto MA, Gong EM, Mikhail AA, Gofrit ON, Zagaja GP, Shalhav AL (2007) Robotic radical prostatectomy learning curve of a fellowship-trained laparoscopic surgeon. J Endourol 21(4): 441-447.
39. Shah A, Okotie OT, Zhao L, Pins MR, Bhalani V, Dalton DP (2008) Pathologic outcomes during the learning curve for robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Int Braz J Urol 34(2): 159-162 discussion 163.
40. Jaffe J, Castellucci S, Cathelineau X, Harmon J, Rozet F, Barret E, Vallancien G (2009) Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a single-institutions learning curve. Urology 73(1): 127-133.
41. Freire MP, Choi WW, Lei Y, Carvas F, Hu JC (2010) Overcoming the learning curve for robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Urol Clin North Am 37(1): 37-47 Table of Contents.
42. Sooriakumaran P, John M, Wiklund P, Lee D, Nilsson A, Tewari AK (2011) Learning curve for robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: a multi-institutional study of 3, 794 patients. Minerva Urol Nefrol 63(3): 191-198.
43. Nelson JB (2012) Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: who is benefiting? Oncology (Williston Park) 26(7): 622, 624, 626.
44. Badani KK, Kaul S, Menon M (2007) Evolution of robotic radical prostatectomy: assessment after 2, 766 procedures. Cancer 110(9): 1951-1958.
45. Savage CJ, Vickers AJ (2009) Low annual caseloads of United States surgeons conducting radical prostatectomy. J Urol 182(6): 2677-2679.
46. Vickers AJ, Bianco FJ, Serio AM, Eastham JA, Schrag D, Klein EA, Reuther AM, Kattan MW, Pontes JE, Scardino PT (2007) The surgical learning curve for prostate cancer control after radical prostatectomy. J Natl Cancer Inst 99(15): 1171-1177.
47. Trinh QD, Sun M, Sammon J, Bianchi M, Sukumar S, Ghani KR, Jeong W, Dabaja A, Shariat SF, Perrotte P, Agarwal PK, Rogers CG, Peabody JO, Menon M, Karakiewicz PI (2012) Disparities in access to care at high-volume institutions for uro-oncologic procedures. Cancer 118(18): 4421-4426. doi: 10. 1002/cncr. 27440.
48. Liu JH, Zingmond DS, McGory ML, SooHoo NF, Ettner SL, Brook RH, Ko CY (2006) Disparities in the utilization of high-volume hospitals for complex surgery. JAMA 296(16): 1973-1980.
49. Ward MM, Jaana M, Wakefield DS, Ohsfeldt RL, Schneider JE, Miller T, Lei Y (2004) What would be the effect of referral to high-volume hospitals in a largely rural state? J Rural Health 20(4): 344-354.
50. Mottrie A, De Naeyer G, Schatteman P, Carpentier P, Sangalli M, Ficarra V (2010) Impact of the learning curve on perioperative outcomes in patients who underwent robotic partial nephrectomy for parenchymal renal tumours. Eur Urol 58(1): 127-132.
51. Haseebuddin M, Benway BM, Cabello JM, Bhayani SB (2010) Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: evaluation of learning curve for an experienced renal surgeon. J Endourol 24(1): 57-61.
52. Hayn MH, Hussain A, Mansour AM, Andrews PE, Carpentier P, Castle E, Dasgupta P, Rimington P, Thomas R, Khan S, Kibel A, Kim H, Manoharan M, Menon M, Mottrie A, Ornstein D, Peabody J, Pruthi R, Palou Redorta J, Richstone L, Schanne F, Stricker H, Wiklund P, Chandrasekhar R, Wilding GE, Guru KA (2010) The learning curve of robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the International robotic cystectomy consortium. Eur Urol 58(2): 197-202.
53. Yu HY, Hevelone ND, Lipsitz SR, Kowalczyk KJ, Hu JC (2010) Use, costs and comparative effectiveness of robotic assisted, laparoscopic and open urological surgery. J Urol 187(4): 1392-1398.
54. Barbash GI, Glied SA (2010) New technology and health care costs-the case of robot-assisted surgery. N Engl J Med 363(8): 701-704.
55. Yu HY, Hevelone ND, Lipsitz SR, Kowalczyk KJ, Nguyen PL, Hu JC (2012) Hospital volume, utilization, costs and outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. J Urol 187(5): 1632-1637.
56. Lotan Y (2012) Is robotic surgery cost effective no. Curr Opin Urol 22(1): 66-69.
57. Scales CD Jr, Jones PJ, Eisenstein EL, Preminger GM, Albala DM (2005) Local cost structures and the economics of robot assisted radical prostatectomy. J Urol 174(6): 2323-2329.
58. Steinberg PL, Merguerian PA, Bihrle W 3rd, Seigne JD (2008) The cost of learning robotic-assisted prostatectomy. Urology 72(5): 1068-1072.
59. Anderson JE, Parsons JK, Chang DC, Talamini MA (2012) Hospital costs and lengths of stay related to robot-assisted versus open radical and partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer in the United States. J Robotic Surg 6: 19-22.
60. Yu HY, Hevelone ND, Lipsitz SR, Kowalczyk KJ, Nguyen PL, Choueiri TK, Kibel AS, Hu JC (2012) Comparative analysis of outcomes and costs following open radical cystectomy versus robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy: results from the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Eur Urol 61(6): 1239-1244.
61. Chung SD, Kelle JJ, Huang CY, Chen YH, and Lin HC (2012) Comparison of 90-day re-admission rates between open retropubic radical prostatectomy(RRP), laparoscopic RP(LRP), and robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). BJU Int (Epub 2012 Apr 30).
62. O'Malley SP, Jordan E (2007) Review of a decision by the Medical Services Advisory Committee based on health technology assessment of an emerging technology: the case for remotely assisted radical prostatectomy. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2007 Spring; 23(2): 286-91.