Robotic Surgery

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Related Articles Robotic cardiac Surgery: Give it more time! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jul;136(1):237-238 Authors: Guy TS, Tseng E PMID: 18603100 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] ...

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Related Articles Comparison of continuous thoracic epidural and paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia after Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass Surgery. Ann Card Anaesth. 2008 Jul-Dec;11(2):91-6 Authors: Mehta Y, Arora D, Sharma KK, Mishra Y, Wasir H, Trehan N Minimally invasive Surgery with Robotic assistance should elicit minimal pain. Regional analgesic techniques have shown excellent analgesia after thoracotomy. Thus the aim of this study was to compare thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) technique with paravertebral block (PVB) technique in these patients with regard to quality of analgesia, complications, and haemodynamic and respiratory parameters. This was a prospective randomised study involving 36 patients undergoing elective Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). TEA or PVB were administered in these patients. The results revealed no significant differences with regard to demographics, haemodynamics, and arterial blood gases. Pulmonary functions were better maintained in PVB group postoperatively; however, this was statistically insignificant. The quality of analgesia was also comparable in both the groups. We conclude that PVB is a safe and effective technique for postoperative analgesia after Robotic-assisted CABG and is comparable to TEA with regard to quality of analgesia. PMID: 18603748 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Related Articles Robotic versus nonrobotic Surgery: experts, toys and prostatectomy. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2008 Jun;8(6):843-7 Authors: Patel HR, Arya M, Joseph JV PMID: 18533793 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Related Articles Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery With the da Vinci System: A 4-year Experience in a Single Institution. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2008 Jun;18(3):260-6 Authors: Braumann C, Jacobi CA, Menenakos C, Ismail M, Rueckert JC, Mueller JM PURPOSE: We set up a pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of telerobotic Surgery using the da Vinci system for several procedures for which traditional laparoscopy (or thoracoscopy) is a standard approach in a single institution. METHODS: We performed fundoplications (hiatal hernia repair and antireflux Surgery, n=112), upside-down stomach (14), cholecystectomy (16), gastric banding (3), colectomy (5), esophagectomy (4), sub/total gastrectomy (2), gastrojejunostomy (2), along with thymectomy (100), thoracic symatectomy (11), lobectomy (5), mediastinal parathyroidectomy (5), and left pancreatic resection (1). RESULTS: The median set up time for all procedures was reduced from 25.0 to 10.4 minutes. Conversion to traditional laparoscopy or thoracoscopy occurred in 12 cases and in open Surgery in 11 cases. There was no morbidity related to the telerobotic system. CONCLUSIONS: Robotically assisted laparoscopic and thoracoscopic Surgery is feasible and safe for a variety of procedures in general, visceral, and thoracic Surgery. PMID: 18574412 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr., a globally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, has performed his 400th Robotic-assisted mitral valve repair. Pitt County Memorial Hospital (PCMH), the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (ECU), was the site for this landmark cardiac Surgery on Friday, June 20. Chitwood has performed more Robotic-assisted mitral valve operations than any surgeon in the world. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Robotic/chitwood/prweb1046544.htm ...

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ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - (Reported from the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association) Most of the abstracts suggested that Robotic Surgery is as effective as open or laparoscopic Surgery regarding oncological and functional outcomes. Casey et.al., suggested that a laparoscopic cystectomy was more cost effective than open cystectomy, in part due to not needing the patient to stay in the ICU after Robotic cystectomy. ...

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Robotic and Laparoscopic Course in Colorectal Surgery Click the following link to register this event : http://www.regonline.com/?632714 powered by RegOnline http://www.regonline.com/ ...

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Friday, June 27, 2008 Host: Dr. James Dobson A robot surgeon might sound like science fiction, but it's an option that could one day save your life. These robots may not think for themselves, but they are a critical tool when performing delicate operations. Doctors today are using Robotic instruments for more precise and less invasive procedures ? and often with better results! Surgeons John Mehall and Jeffrey Ferguson sit down with Dr. James Dobson to discuss the latest advances in Robotic Surgery. "When you look at the repair rates ? we're able to fix almost all of the [heart] valves with the robot whereas only half of them are fixable with [an open heart] procedure." - Dr. John Mehall ...

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The rise of Robotic Surgery has marked a new age in medical science and one of its pioneers has just reached a major milestone. Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. has performed his 400th Robotic-assisted mitral valve repair at Pitt County Memorial Hospital... Tags: Medical , Robot Related Articles: Robotic Surgery: a new age in medical science Robotic Surgery in zero gravity Learning lab to train surgical teams of the future Using three dimensional (3D) computer technology to treat aneurysms Using robotics to learn how to walk again Picis real-time dashboard for perioperative departments ...

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New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Ela Srivastava had been suffering from double vision, chewing problem and weakness in the nervous system, but no more - thanks to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) doctors and a four-arm robot. ...

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University Hospitals MacDonald Women's Hospital has established the region's first Robotic Surgery program, expanding the use of minimally invasive techniques for more women. ...

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Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuration.... ...

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At least that’s one possibility that researchers have in mind as they’re tweaking the device. The researchers, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, have given the Robotic arm (manufactured by Barrett Technologies) the gift of vision via a digital camera. Although it’s not possible just yet, Dov Katz, a doctoral student of computer science at [...] ...

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 MO - Sam Bhayani, MD, a urologic surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has pioneered Robotic Surgery for kidney cancer. ... Original story at mednews.wustl.edu . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at Boxxet for Washington University in St. Louis . ...

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Robotic Surgery helping Valley doctors ...

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A million dollar device is changing the way Surgery is performed at a Mercy Medical Center. Many patients can now opt to have a robot work on them. ...

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Kevin's latest challenge puts him behind the controls of Community General Hospital's new state of the art Robotic Surgery system. ...

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Greek specialists discuss Robotic Surgery. Also in science news this week: Turkish researchers have produced an antiserum against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and Croatia joined CleanSeaNet. ...

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Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Deutsche+Bank+Positive+on+Intuitive+Surgical+%28ISRG%29+After+CMS+Said+It+Will+Issue+New+Codes+on+Robotic+Surgery/3732006.html for the full story. ...

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(KDKA) Partial knee replacement is an option for some patients who have limited knee damage. But the Surgery is technically difficult and the outcome can be affected if too much bone is removed. Now, a new Robotic arm is making the Surgery more ... ...