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21 patients underwent robot-assisted  total mesorectal excision (R-TME) between May 2017 and February 2018, at the Third Xiangya Hospital, employing the first domestically produced Chinese surgical robot, the Micro Hand S.

"Compared to the 30 patients underwent Lapar-TME, the R-TME group had significantly less blood loss (95.2 vs. 130.0 ml, p = 0.022), shorter time to first flatus (2.1 vs. 2.9 d, p = 0.017) and first liquid intake (2.8 vs. 3.7 d, p = 0.027) than the L-TME group. There were no significant differences in the operative time, conversion, protective ileostomy, length of hospital stay, pain score, complications, and 30-day mortality between the two groups (p > 0.05). In addition, the pathological and functional outcomes also did not differ significantly."

As reported in an article currently under open review at World Journal of Surgical Oncology.

More to read about  Micro Hand S in Li et al. (2020), "First Experience with the Use of “Micro Hand S” Surgical Robot in Sleeve Gastrectomy".

Soucer: BMC