Robotic versus Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery in Morbidly Obese Endometrial Cancer Patients – A Comparative Analysis of Total Charges and Complication Rates

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Chan, John K.; Gardner, Austin B.; Taylor, Katie; Thompson, Caroline A.; Blansit, Kevin; Yu, Xinhua; & Kapp, Daniel S. (2015). Robotic versus Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery in Morbidly Obese Endometrial Cancer Patients - A Comparative Analysis of Total Charges and Complication Rates. Gynecologic Oncology, 139(2), 300-305.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare the complications and charges of robotic vs. laparoscopic vs. open surgeries in morbidly obese patients treated for endometrial cancer.
METHODS: Data were obtained from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2011. Chi-squared, Wilcoxon rank sum two-sample tests, and multivariate analyses were used for statistical analyses.
RESULTS: Of 1087 morbidly obese (BMI

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.09.006

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2015

Journal Title

Gynecologic Oncology

Author(s)

Chan, John K.
Gardner, Austin B.
Taylor, Katie
Thompson, Caroline A.
Blansit, Kevin
Yu, Xinhua
Kapp, Daniel S.

Article Type

Regular

Data Set/Study

National Inpatient Sample (NIS)

Continent/Country

United States

State

Nonspecific

ORCiD

Thompson, C. - 0000-0001-9990-9756