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World J Surg Proced. Jul 15, 2022; 12(1): 1-7
Published online Jul 15, 2022. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v12.i1.1
Published online Jul 15, 2022. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v12.i1.1
Freehand-robot-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery: Initial experience in the Trinidad and Tobago
Shamir O Cawich, Vijay Naraynsingh, Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Yardesh Singh, Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Ramdas Senasi, Department of Surgery, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Trust, South Shields NE34 0PL, United Kingdom
Tan Arulampalam, Department of General Surgery, Colchester Hospital University National Health Services Foundation Trust, Colchester, Essex, England, Colchester CO4 5JL, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Cawich SO wrote the paper and reviewed the paper for scientific accuracy; Naraynsingh V and Singh Y collected data and reviewed the mansucript for accuracy; Sensai R and Arulampalam T analyzed data and reviewed the manuscript for scientific accuracy.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the University of the West Indies' Institutional Review Board [(Approval No. CREC-SA.1615/06/2022].
Informed consent statement: This was an observational study of anonymized patient records. Consequently, the Institutional Review Board reviewed the protocols and exempted the participants from individual consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest declared by any of the authors.
Data sharing statement: Data are available from the corresponding author upon request.
CONSORT 2010 statement: The authors have read the CONSORT 2010 statement, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CONSORT 2010 statement.
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Corresponding author: Shamir O Cawich, FRCS, Full Professor, Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus St. Augustine, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. socawich@hotmail.com
Received: January 30, 2022
Peer-review started: January 30, 2022
First decision: March 25, 2022
Revised: May 11, 2022
Accepted: June 16, 2022
Article in press: June 16, 2022
Published online: July 15, 2022
Peer-review started: January 30, 2022
First decision: March 25, 2022
Revised: May 11, 2022
Accepted: June 16, 2022
Article in press: June 16, 2022
Published online: July 15, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: This study demonstrates that robot-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery is feasible in the resource poor Caribbean setting, but requires appropriate user training to ensure safe introduction of the technology.