Patient Factors Impact Robotic Hepatectomy Outcomes

Patient selection is critical in robotic hepatectomy for optimizing surgical outcomes.

• Major hepatectomy complications increase with cirrhosis, obesity, and tumor size ≥ 10 cm, leading to longer operative times (up to 310 min) and higher estimated blood loss (up to 242 ml).
• Minor hepatectomy faces similar trends, with cirrhosis and obesity extending operative times to 141 min and blood loss to 163 ml.

Surgeons should rigorously evaluate these factors to enhance patient safety and refine surgical strategies.

• Age ≥ 70 years and malignant pathology also correlate with longer hospital stays (up to 5.9 days).