Sunday 28 April 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7403
Date Request Received: 29/08/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 18/09/2023 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Robotics
Request Category: Students (Educational)
| Question Number 1: The total numbers of Emergency general surgery operations performed between January 1st 2019-January 1st 2023. Broken down by: Open, laparoscopic and robotic To elaborate emergency general surgery would include robotic assisted operations in any of: Acute surgical diseases of the abdomen, mesenteric ischaemia, appendectomies, cholecystectomies, hernias, bowel obstruction, adhesiolysis, diverticular disease, diverticulitis, incarceration, perforation, peritonitis, and acute conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see response to Q4. | |
| Question Number 2: Type of robot available in your trust and used in emergency general surgery cases (Examples include Da Vinci, Versius, Freehand, Soloassist, Microhand S, AESOP, Zeus). | |
| Answer To Question 2: N/A - no robotics used within Trust at this time. | |
| Question Number 3: Number of robotic general surgery cases performed between January 1st 2019-January 1st 2023. | |
| Answer To Question 3: N/A - no robotics used within Trust at this time. | |
| Question Number 4: Number the following performed between January 1st 2019-January 1st 2023. Broken down by: Open, laparoscopic and robotic 1. hot cholecystectomies 2. laparotomies 3. appendectomies 4. hernia repairs 5. abscess 6. scrotal explorations (which may be under torsions or orchidopexy) | |
| Answer To Question 4: Please see our response to Q1, 4 and 5 in the Excel spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 4 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI_7403 – Robotics.xlsx | |
| Question Number 5: Mean length of stay of patients who have undergone the following performed between January 1st 2019-January 1st 2023. Broken down by: Open, laparoscopic and robotic. 1. hot cholecystectomies 2. laparotomies 3. appendectomies 4. hernia repairs 5. abscess 6. scrotal explorations (which may be under torsions or orchidopexy) | |
| Answer To Question 5: Please see response to Q5. | |
| Question Number 6: The number and type of complications that occurred in robotic emergency general surgery cases between January 1st 2019-January 1st 2023. Including but not limited to conversions to another type of surgery, device-related complications, injury to surrounding structures or tissue, serums, infection, leakage, hernias. | |
| Answer To Question 6: N/A - no robotics used within Trust at this time. | |
| Question Number 7: Number of staff trained to assist with robotic cases. | |
| Answer To Question 7: N/A - no robotics used within Trust at this time. | |
| Question Number 8: The average (Over 4 weeks) number of staff trained to assist n robotic surgery available out of hours (weekends/nights). | |
| Answer To Question 8: N/A - no robotics used within Trust at this time. | |
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