robotic-assisted surgery
Why your doctor may recommend robotic-assisted surgery
Just as technology, such as MRI and CT scanners, enhances doctors’ skills beyond what the human body allows, robotic-assisted surgery extends the capabilities of a surgeon’s eyes and hands.
Stays with you in the operating room and uses his or her hands to control a camera and surgical instruments to perform the procedure.
Views the entire operation in 3DHD, giving your surgeon a clear view of the surgical area that is magnified 10 times to what the human eye sees
Uses tiny instruments that move like a human hand but with an even greater range of motion. The system’s built-in tremor-filtration technology helps your surgeon move each instrument with smooth precision.
What is the Robotic system?
It is a surgical system with three parts
What are the outcomes
Be sure to talk with your surgeon about the surgical outcomes he or she delivers by using Robotic systems, as every surgeon’s experience is different. For example, ask about:
· Length of hospital stay
· Complication rate
· Chance of switching to an open procedure
· Length of surgery
There are additional outcomes of surgery that you may want to talk with your doctor about. Please ask him or her about all important outcomes of surgery.
