HIGH-VOLUME SURGEON
Dr. Gorelick is one of the most experienced minimally invasive and robotic surgeons in the Greater NY area, falling into top 5th percentile based on volume according to statistics by Intuitive Surgical Inc., the manufacturer of the DaVinci robotic surgical platform.
There is a conclusive body of evidence in the medical literature showing that high volume surgeons are associated with lower risk of complications, reoperations and unplanned readmissions.
Please see Dr. Gorelick’s surgical statistics as they compare to the published international data.
Robotic Surgery in Endometrial Cancer
| Surgeon(s) | Mean Patient Age | Body Mass Index | Intraop Complications | Blood Transfusion | Length of Stay | Readmissions within 30 Days | Converted to Open (Laparotomy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogani ’16 (Mayo Clinic, MN, USA) | 63.2 | Mean 32.8 | .04% | 4.8% | 1-2 days | 3.2% | 8.3 – 10.7% |
| Hudry ’15 (11 European Centers) | 15-89 | 16-50 | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2.8 days | N/A | 0.8% |
| Seror ’13 (France) | 66.2 | Mean 24.95 | 0% | 0% | 6.9 days | N/A | 0% |
| Boggess ’14 (UNC USA) | 61.9 | Mean 32.9 | 5.8% | 4.2% | 1-2 days | N/A | 2.9% |
| Lim ’10 (NV, USA) | 62.5 | Mean 30.4 | 0% | – | 1.6% | – | 1.7% |
| Lau ’12 (McGill, Canada) | – | – | 13% | N/A | 1 day | 4.2% | N/A |
| Paley ’11 (Seattle, WA) | – | 16-70 | 5.7% | 0.5% | 1.4 days | N/A | 2.8% |
| Gorelick ’17 (NYP BM)* | 34-92 | 23-73 | 0.1% | 0.01% | 0.9 days | 1.5% | 0% |
Robotic Surgery for Benign Disease
| Surgeon(s) | Average Patient Age | Body Mass Index | Intraop Complic. | Large Uterus (>250 gm) | Mean Blood Loss, mL | Length of Stay | Readmiss. w/in 30 Days | Converted to Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lim ’16 (NV, USA) | 49.3 | – | 0.7% | 15.9% | – | 1.37 days | 1.3% | 0.1% |
| Luciano ’15 (CT and CA, USA) | 47.9 | 4.9% morbid obesity | 14.5% | 7.4% | 1.9% rate of transfusion |
1.63 days | N/A | 2.5% |
| Martino ’14 (PA, USA) | – | 31.6 | N/A | Mean uterine wt 206g | 108 cc | 1.04 days | 1% | 1% |
| Gorelick ’17 (NYP BM)* | 46.9 | 32.3 |
0.2%
|
9.5% | 42 cc | 1.1 days | 1% | 0.1% |
*Dr. Gorelick’s surgical statistics are based on consecutive surgical cases for 2016-2017