Implementation in Colorectal Surgery of a New Modular and Open Robotic Platform.Pilot Project.

A case series underwent robotic-assisted colorectal procedures with the Hugo™ RAS system in General University Hospital of Elche, a referral center for colorectal surgery with extensive experience in laparoscopic surgery and none in robotics, from October 2023.No specific exclusion criteria were applied for patient selection. 2 surgeons and 1 nurse had previously completed the technical training [9] on the platform. The data were included in a computer database anonymously. For each patient, demographic, clinical and perioperative data, intraoperative robotics platform details, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, tumor stage (TNM), and follow-up at one month were collected. For statistical analysisSPSS version 29.0 was used . In the descriptive analysis, the appropriate estimators have been used according to the type of variables: means or medians, standard deviation or ranges, for the quantitative variables, and percentages for qualitative variables.

Ethical approval was obtained from the ethical committee of the General University Hospital of Elche (PI 60/2024).

This study will be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki on ethical principles for medical research on human subjects, which has its origin in the current review (revised version of Fortaleza, 2013) approved by the World Medical Assembly, the Oviedo Convention, and with the requirements current regulators included in the specific Spanish legislation: SAS order 3470/2009).

The rights, safety and well-being of study patients are the most important considerations to take into account and should prevail on the interests of science and society.

An informative document, Patient Information Sheet and Informed consent to patients to whom it is offered participate in the study. To be included in the study you must submit it signed and thus accepting the processing of your data and participation.