Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Complex Acute Cholecystitis: A Comparative Analysis of Postoperative Recovery.

Cureus · 2026 · PMC12966942 · PMID 41798427

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did not reach statistical significancep=0.0668so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Time to first postoperative bowel movement also occurred earlier in the robotic group, although this difference did not reach statistical significance (p=0.0668).

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narrowly missed statistical significanceno p-value reported

Although the intraoperative complication rate was numerically lower in the RC group, the difference narrowly missed statistical significance.

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