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It is unclear if access to robotic surgery is increasing equally among all patient populations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>(1) Identify the factors that may influence type of surgical approach and (2) evaluate disparities in access and subsequent outcomes of colectomy and proctectomy from years 2013\u20132020 using a national database.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We performed a retrospective study using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program to identify adult patients who had undergone colectomy and\/or proctectomy from years 2013\u20132020. We performed multivariate analysis to identify factors that may influence the likelihood of receiving robotic surgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Settings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Tertiary care medical center.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>18\u00a0years and older, received colectomy and\/or proctectomy from 2013\u20132020.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Frequency of robotic colorectal surgery, postoperative complications, and mortality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 125,776 patients met inclusion criteria. Mean age was 61.4\u00a0years; 12.8% (16,086) of patients were non-White. In multivariate analysis, patients who were female, non-White, underweight or had inflammatory bowel disease were less likely to undergo robot-assisted surgery (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Although the total number of robotic cases increased year-to-year, the gap between White and non-White patients widened. In 2014, a White patient was 1.51 times more likely to have robot-assisted surgery compared to a non-White patient; odds increased to 1.96 in 2020 (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Patients who underwent robot-assisted surgery were less likely to have a postoperative complication (OR 0.86, CI 0.82\u20130.9) or serious adverse event (OR 0.9, CI 0.84\u20130.97), and had lower odds of 30-day mortality (OR 0.72, CI 0.57\u20130.91).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective, limited coding in national databases, and database variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite increased awareness of racial and ethnic disparities in surgical care, non-White patients\u2019 decreased access to robot-assisted surgery is troublesome. 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