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This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the transition of surgical techniques from open and laparoscopic to robot-assisted minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approach, and the different types of graft resection, including right, left, and left lateral partial lobectomy (LL), on analgesia requirements during the first two postoperative days.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A single-center retrospective electronic chart review of all patients who underwent LDH procedures between 2018 and 2020 was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients underwent LDH procedure (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 414) through open (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 93, 22%), laparoscopic (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 68, 16%), or robot-assisted MIS (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 253, 61%) approaches; and had right lobectomy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 215, 52%), left lobectomy (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 121, 29%), or LL (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 78, 19%). Postoperatively within the first 48 h, the pain reported on a 3-point Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), was mild 77%, moderate 21%, or severe only 2%. The laparoscopic approach and LL resection were associated with higher pain scores, whereas the robotic approach was the least painful overall.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Robot-assisted MIS approach for LDH procedure resulted in lower acute pain scores when compared with other surgical approaches, obviating the need for intravenous (IV) patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/sja.sja_415_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,1]],"date-time":"2025-01-01T01:53:39Z","timestamp":1735696419000},"page":"14-20","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Acute postoperative pain management after living donor hepatectomy during the transition from an open to minimally invasive surgical approach"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Amer","family":"Majeed","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Abdominal Transplant Anesthesia, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Noon E.","family":"Abdelgadir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Pregraduation Intern, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Areej A. 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