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ReviewJournal of robotic surgery2025

Quality over quantity-current challenges of robotic surgery in Poland.

Marcin Kubiak, Jacek Doniec, S Vincent Grasso, Andrew Gumbs, Amir Nour Mohammadi, Katarzyna Sędłak, Zuzanna Pelc, Stanisław Góźdź, Wojciech Załuska, Artur Bachta and 6 more

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Review in Journal of robotic surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Marcin Kubiak *Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Jacek Doniec *Robotic Surgery Center, Military Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
S Vincent GrassoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Andrew GumbsDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Amir Nour MohammadiDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Katarzyna SędłakDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Zuzanna PelcDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Stanisław GóźdźDepartment of Oncology, Holy Cross Cancer Centre, Kielce, Poland.
Wojciech ZałuskaDepartment of Nephrology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Artur BachtaMedical Department Command, Military Insitute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Paweł RybojadChair and Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Kamil TorresDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery With Microsurgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Timothy M PawlikDepartment of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Marek ZawadzkiDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Regional Specialist Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland.
Andrzej BudzyńskiDepartment of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Memorial Hospital, Cracow, Poland.
Karol Rawicz-PruszyńskiDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. karol.rawicz-pruszynski@umlub.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2555-2114

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since its introduction in 2010, a dynamic growth of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) has been observed in Poland. The number of healthcare institutions implementing RAS has tripled in the last 36 months, with 80 surgical robots currently utilized on a national scale. While urological procedures dominate RAS utilization (73%), adoption in gynecology (12.2%) and gastrointestinal surgery (8.5%) is rising, driven by recent National Health Fund reimbursement policies. However, significant fragmentation and alarmingly low numbers of individual RAS procedures were identified: 47.7% of surgeons perform less than 40 cases annually. Parallel to expanding the robotic surgery reimbursement program, several standardized actions are warranted to further facilitate and optimize modern surgical practices in Poland. Regional disparities in access and underutilization of robotic systems, followed by a lack of a centralized and standardized registry to evaluate surgical and oncological outcomes, represent the main challenges to integrating robotic surgery nationally. Addressing these, followed by implementing structured training and uniform evaluation frameworks for clinical and oncological outcomes, are critical to maximizing the potential of surgical robotic systems in Poland.

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Robotic Surgical ProceduresDigestive System Surgical ProceduresGynecologic Surgical ProceduresHumansPolandUrologic Surgical ProceduresCentralized trainingNational registryRegional disparitiesRobotic surgery

Identifiers

PMID40459654
PMCPMC12133999

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