Use of Lower Staple Heights in Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy: National Trends and Impact on Outcomes
There is a trend toward downsizing to white stapler reloads in RSG without significant changes in perioperative outcomes and minor differences in hospital resource utilization. These findings suggest that white stapler reload use is safe in RSG.
Authors
- Micaela M. Esquivel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1892-6533)
- Brian Ruhle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-7753)
- Kay S. Hung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0724-0379)
- Shih-Hao Lee
- Dan E. Azagury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3992-8792)
- James Wall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0702-9941)
- Lee White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0537-1110)
- Feibi Zheng
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (United States) (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery Open
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/as9.0000000000000570
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01