Opinion, uptake and current practice of robot-assisted upper gastrointestinal and oesophagogastric surgery in the UK: AUGIS national survey results

CONCLUSIONS: Robotic upper GI practice is nascent but rapidly growing in the UK with plans for uptake in almost all tertiary centres. There is growing opinion that this is likely to become the predominant surgical approach in future with benefits to both patients and surgeons. This snapshot offers a point of reference to all stakeholders in upper GI surgery.PMID:38445600 | DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2024.0013

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - March 6, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: P May-Miller S R Markar N Blencowe J A Gossage A Botros P H Pucher Source Type: research