PD-ROBOSCORE Validated as a Robust Predictor of Major Morbidity After Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Comparative Insights into Open and Robotic Approaches

Highlight

• PD-ROBOSCORE effectively predicts major postoperative morbidity following pancreaticoduodenectomy.
• The score performs equally well in open and robotic surgical approaches, supporting its broad applicability.
• Higher PD-ROBOSCORE values correlate with increased risk of severe complications, reinforcing its clinical prognostic value.
• In technically challenging (high-difficulty) cases, the surgical approach (robotic vs open) does not significantly alter major complication rates.

Study Background and Disease Burden