Rodriguez-Silva, Jetsen A. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-7678
Doyle, William
Alden, Ashley http://orcid.org/0009-0007-8920-2467
Poonja, Sharan
Martinez, Carolina
Chudzinski, Allen
Marcet, Jorge http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-8741
Bennett, Robert D. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1336-970X
Article History
Received: 21 July 2023
Accepted: 6 September 2023
First Online: 24 September 2023
Declarations
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: Dr. R. Bennett has declared his affiliations with the SAGES Robotics Committee and the SAGES Colorectal Committee. Dr. A. Chudzinski has connections with Intuitive Surgical and Baxter Surgical, having served as a speaker and consultant. Dr. J. Marcet has disclosed that he received consulting payments from companies such as Stryker, Medtronic, and Baxter and lecture fees from Intuitive Surgical. Dr. C. Martinez is participating in research sponsored by Medtronic. The remaining authors, Dr. J. Rodriguez-Silva, Dr. A. Alden, W. Doyle, and S. Poonja, affirm they have no financial or other conflicts of interest to declare.
: This study was presented as an ePoster at the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Seattle, WA, from June 3 to 6, 2023.
: All the authors have made substantial contributions to the research and manuscript in accordance with the defined criteria. Jetsen A. Rodriguez-Silva, MD, has contributed significantly to the conception and design, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation of data. William Doyle, Ashley Alden, MD, and Sharan Poonja were instrumental in acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting data. Carolina Martinez, MD, Allen Chudzinski, MD, and Jorge Marcet, MD, focused their efforts on analyzing and interpreting the data. Robert D. Bennett, MD, provided critical input into the conception and design, analysis, and interpretation of data in the study. All the authors have actively engaged in drafting the article and revising it critically for important intellectual content. Furthermore, they have all given final approval for the version to be published, meeting all three specified conditions of authorship credit.
: This study, performed in alignment with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, was granted an exemption by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of our institution. Given the retrospective nature of the study, it did not necessitate direct interaction with human subjects or impact their care. Hence, the requirement for ethical approval was waived.
: Formal consent from the patients was not required for this study.
: Formal consent from the patients was not required for this study.