Aguayo E, Dobaria V, Nakhla M, et al. - Researchers investigated trends in utilization, as well as outcomes and factors, associated with the use of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy. Using the 2008 to 2017 database of the National Inpatient Sample, they identified 3,193,697 patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Of these, 98.7% underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 1.3% robotic-assisted cholecystectomy. Observations revealed a dramatic increase in the use of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy during the study period with no difference in mortality or duration of hospital stay, but with a statistically significant increase in complications and costs.