A Comparison of Inflammatory Responses Between Robotically Enhanced Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Implications for Hybrid Revascularization

Robot-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

“…Of these, 13 were included in the review. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Detailed descriptions of included and excluded studies can be found in Appendix 1.…”

“…Two studies were based on national databases, 10,11 and the remaining 11 studies were singlecentre. [7][8][9][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Patients were selected between 1998 and 2014, and sample sizes ranged from 38 to 966 211. Seven studies compared RCAB to C-CABG, on or off pump, 7,[12][13][14][15][16][17] 3 studies compared RCAB to MIDCAB, [17][18][19] and 1 study compared RCAB to PA-CAB.…”

“…10,11 None of the studies were randomized controlled trials. Three were prospective cohorts, 7,17,19 and the remainder were retrospective cohorts. Four studies were propensity score matched.…”

“…With the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, quality was rated as good in 1 study, 11 fair in 2, 12,13 and poor in 10. [7][8][9][10][14][15][16][17][18][19]…”

“…In the remaining single-centre studies, robotic-assisted direct coronary artery bypass, in which the anastomosis is performed manually, was used. 7,8,[12][13][14][16][17][18][19] Nineteen percent to 22% of patients in the national database studies who had RCAB underwent surgery with the use of a cardiopulmonary bypass machine (on pump). 10,11 All patients in the remaining studies underwent RCAB off pump.…”