Comment on: Comparative analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic revisional bariatric surgery: perioperative outcomes from the MBSAQIP  database

In this paper, Nasser et  al. [1] examine how the use of the robotic technique affects outcomes of revisional bariatric surgery, using Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) data from 2015, 2016, and 2017. The focus of this study was revisional sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Ro ux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedures. As the authors noted, MBSAQIP, unfortunately, does not capture the initial bariatric surgery that is revised. For example, RYGB could be the conversion of a band to RYGB or a sleeve to RYGB.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial comment Source Type: research