CLEVELAND—Laparoscopic endoscopic staplers, or bedside stapling, used in robotic bariatric procedures are not only as effective as robotic staplers, but also result in fewer ICU stays, a new study has concluded.
The investigation also found that use of bedside staplers was associated with significantly reduced healthcare resource utilization compared with robotic staplers.
According to Helmuth T. Billy, MD, few studies have examined the feasibility of bedside stapling in