SNQ Quality Mark

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Target Population

  • Periampullary Tumors

  • Ampullary cancer

  • Duodenal cancer

  • Distal CBD cancer

  • Pancreatic head cancer

 


Description

da Vinci robotic pancreaticoduodenectomy provides a minimally invasive surgical intervention for patients presenting with periampullary tumors.

 


Key Highlights

Innovation

1: Defying Tradition, Pursuing Perfection

2: Pushing the Limits of Advanced Age, Creating Miracles

3: Rapid Recovery

4: Minimal Blood Loss

5: Drastic Reduction in Delayed Gastric Emptying

Feature

1 "Quality": Defying Tradition with the World's Lowest Mortality Rate

2 "Quantity": Ranking First in Taiwan, Leading Asia, and Surpassing Europe and the US

3 "Satisfaction": Achieving an Overall Satisfaction Rate of up to 99%

4 "Taiwan’s Sole Representative": Drafting International Guidelines for Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Surgery

5: Textbook Authorship

6: Recognition Through Prestigious Awards

 

Service Data

Performed over 900 cases / Completed over 900 procedures

Surgical success rate / Operative success rate


Featured Outcomes

Mortality rate of 1.2% for da Vinci robotic-assisted pancreaticoduodenectomy

Ranked first in surgery volume across Taiwan, Asia, and the world

Published 66 academic papers on pancreatic and pancreaticoduodenectomy surgeries

Published 38 academic papers on da Vinci robotic minimally invasive pancreatic surgery

Delivered 92 invited lectures and served as session chairs for research presentations

Authored the "Pancreaticoduodenectomy Surgical Techniques" chapter in the international textbook Pancreas Cancer

Invited to participate in the International Guidelines Meeting in Minimally Invasive Pancreatic Resection


Safety Outcomes

  • Blood Loss Median: RPD 120 c.c., OPD 250 c.c., P = 0.001

  • DGE ISGPS B & C: RPD 3 (3.4%), OPD 12 (13.8%), P = 0.015

  • POPF (Post-operative Pancreatic Fistula): 10-20%, even in high-volume centers


Satisfaction

  • RPD to be recommended again: Total n=105, Yes 104 (99.05%), No 1 (0.95%) (Asian Journal of Surgery 2019; August 13 accepted)

  • Postop. period <12 months, n=64: Yes 63 (98.4%), No 1 (1.6%), P value 0.610

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Specialized Medical ServicesNational Biotechnology and Medicine Care Quality Award: 2019 bronze

Robotic Pancreatic Surgery

The pancreatic team ranks first in Taiwan in both the quantity and quality of minimally invasive pancreatic surgeries, establishing a pivotal and influential position in Asia and worldwide.
Organization
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Robotic Pancreatic Surgery
Robotic Pancreatic Surgery
Taipei Veterans General Hospital

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