The CONVERSION Study: Open Conversion Risk in Robotic vs Laparoscopic Surgery—A 20-Year Meta-analysis
Across diverse abdominal procedures, RAS is associated with lower OC risk. Findings support multi-specialty decision-making, while acknowledging heterogeneity, learning-curve effects, and procedure-specific evidence gaps.
Authors
- Amir Ebadinejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3147-6103)
- Matteo Cescon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-3794)
- Anthony P. Lisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4342-0163)
- Lisa Argnani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4225-4626)
- Antonio Gangemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6381-3728)
- Marco Seri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2425-2176)
- Riccardo Casadei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9486-8190)
- M. Negri
- Gilberto Poggioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4309-7311)
Institutions
- Connecticut State Department of Education (US)
- Intuitive Surgical (Switzerland) (CH)
- Marshall Medical Center (US)
- Azienda USL di Bologna (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sla.0000000000006976
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01