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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.12.007 | DOI Listing |
Soft Robot
September 2025
Bioinspired Soft Robotics Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.
Animal diaphragm-lung systems are soft organs that generate a controllable vacuum. Elephants, as rare land animals, can manipulate all three states of matter using their lung-generated vacuum. In soft robotics, however, current vacuum generation relies on rigid components, and no single soft device effectively handles all states of matter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Robot Surg
September 2025
Department of Urology/School of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College/Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1, South Maoyuan Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong City, 63700, Sichuan Province, China.
Renal transplantation is the best option for end-stage renal disease, and in this study, patients who underwent robotic-assisted renal transplantation (RAKT) and open renal transplantation (OKT) were selected to compare their intraoperative and postoperative clinical outcomes: including Operation Time, Length of Stay, WIT (warm ischaemia time), CIT (cold ischaemia time), Estimated Blood Loss, Post 1 month Creatinine, Incision Length, Rewarming Time, Wound infection. The study was registered in PROSPERO with CRD code: CRD420251061084. We searched in Web of Science, Pubmed, Wiely, Elsevier databases, screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and finally included 7 papers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHernia
September 2025
Center for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte, Borgmester Ib Juuls Vej 1, Herlev, DK-2730, Denmark.
Purpose: Primary ventral hernia repair is a common elective procedure; however, mesh placement practices vary widely, and there is limited evidence to guide optimal placement. This international study examined surgeons' preferences and considerations regarding mesh placement in elective primary ventral hernia repair.
Methods: We conducted an international cross-sectional survey targeting surgeons experienced in primary ventral hernia repair.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
September 2025
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Purpose: As robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (RA-UKA) gains popularity, debate continues over its superiority to conventional UKA (C-UKA). Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs) have examined this, but concerns exist about spin bias in their abstracts, which can significantly alter perceptions of a treatment's efficacy and safety. This study aims to evaluate the presence of spin bias in the abstracts of SRMAs comparing RA-UKA and C-UKA, and to assess the methodological quality of all included SRMAs using the AMSTAR-2 tool.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJTCVS Open
August 2025
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Objective: Previous randomized controlled trials demonstrated comparable outcomes between posterior leaflet resections and neochord implantation in mitral valve (MV) repair. However, these studies were limited up to 1-year follow-up, and more recent evidence suggested that leaflet resections may offer superior long-term outcomes.
Methods: All patients who underwent MV repair with either resection or neochord implantation for posterior leaflet pathology between October 2011 and July 2024 were included.