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A New study has found that robotic surgery is less dangerous and has a faster recovery period for patients

Robotic surgery, also known as robot-assisted surgery, enables surgeons to conduct a variety of complicated operations with more precision, flexibility, and control than traditional approaches allow.

Robotic surgery is often associated with minimally invasive surgery, which involves procedures carried out through small incisions. It’s also occasionally employed in certain traditional open surgical procedures.

The most common clinical robotic surgical system consists of a camera arm and mechanical arms with surgical tools attached. While sitting at a computer station beside the operating table, the surgeon controls the arms. The console provides the surgeon with a magnified, high-definition 3D view of the operative site.

robot-assisted surgery to remove and rebuild bladder cancer allows patients to recover much faster and spend considerably (20%) less time in hospital.

The study, which was published in JAMA on May 15th and funded by The Urology Foundation with a grant from the Champniss Foundation, also discovered that robotic surgery cut the chance of readmission in half (52%) and revealed a “striking” four-fold (77%) reduction in the prevalence of blood clots (deep vein thrombus & pulmonary emboli) – a significant cause of health decline and morbidity – when compared to patients who had open surgery.

Patients’ stamina and quality of life also improved and their physical activity increased which was measured by daily steps recorded on a wearable smart sensor.

Unlike open surgery, which involves a surgeon working directly on a patient and large incisions in the skin and muscle, robot-assisted surgery enables doctors to remotely guide less invasive tools using a console and 3D view. It is currently only offered at a few UK hospitals.