Outcomes of Pediatric Robotic Surgery at a Tertiary Children's Hospital

NCT07438704 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: ROB-PED
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This is a single-center retrospective observational cohort study evaluating surgical and clinical outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing robotic surgery at a tertiary children's hospital. All consecutive patients younger than 18 years who underwent robotic-assisted procedures (digestive, urologic, gynecologic, or thoracic surgery) between January 2025 and December 2025 at Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS will be included. The primary objective is to describe postoperative complications within 30 days. Secondary objectives include conversion to open surgery, reintervention and readmission rates, length of hospital stay, postoperative pain, recovery parameters, and recurrence of the underlying disease within 12 months. Data will be collected retrospectively from electronic medical records, operative registries, laboratory reports, and follow-up documentation up to 12 months after surgery.

Conditions

Robotic Surgical Procedures

Keywords

Robotic Surgical Procedures

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Postoperative Complications Within 30 Days

  Occurrence of postoperative complications within 30 days after robotic-assisted surgery, classified according to the Clavien-Dindo grading system when applicable and documented in the medical record.

  30 days after surgery

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Reintervention Rate

  30 days after surgery

• Hospital Readmission Rate

  30 days after discharge

• Postoperative Pain (VAS Score)

  72 hours after surgery

• Time to Resumption of Oral Feeding

  Within 48 hours after surgery

• Recurrence of Underlying Disease

  Within 12 months after surgery

Study Arms (1)

Pediatric Robotic Surgery Cohort

Pediatric patients (\<18 years) undergoing robotic surgery (digestive, urologic, gynecologic, or thoracic procedures) between January 2025 and December 2025 at Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 0 Days - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Pediatric patients undergoing robotic-assisted surgery at Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS between January 2025 and December 2025.

You may qualify if:

• Age \< 18 years at the time of surgery
• Underwent robotic-assisted surgical procedure (digestive, urologic, gynecologic, or thoracic surgery)
• Surgery performed between January 2025 and December 2025 at Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
• Availability of essential clinical and perioperative data in the medical record

You may not qualify if:

• Missing essential clinical or postoperative data required for analysis
• Documented opposition to the use of clinical data for research purposes

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS: lead

Central Study Contacts

Riccardo Coletta

CONTACT

390555662499; riccardo.coletta@meyer.it

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MEDICAL DOCTOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 23, 2026
• First Posted: February 27, 2026
• Study Start: March 1, 2026
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: March 2, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02