The Role of a Bedside Assistant
The role of the bedside assistant • Setup of the room and draping of the robot • Patient positioning • Robot docking • Provide retraction, suction, and irrigation or apply…
Robotic Transanal Surgery (RTS)
Low-risk ERC High-risk ERC Absolute factors Morphology – Polypoid – Ulcerated – Sessile – Flat raised Tumor grade G1–G2 G3–G4/signet ring Depth of invasion Haggitt 1–3 Haggitt 4 T1sm1 T1sm2–3 Lympho-vascular invasion No…
Evolution of Robotic Approaches for Colorectal Surgery
Fig. 2.1 Charles Darwin Technologic advancement has lent itself to the development of innovative surgical technique and has changed the surgical standard of care in several areas. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is…
Robotic-Assisted Total Abdominal Colectomy
Fig. 12.1 Single-dock port placement Following placement of the robotic camera port, the remaining 8 mm port is placed in the right subcostal position, lateral to the mid-clavicular line, and…
Keeping Realistic Perspectives on Robotic Use: Is It for Everyone?
(1) University Hospitals—Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, LKS-5047, Cleveland, OH 446, USA W. Conan Mustain Email: William.Mustain@UHhospitals.org Abstract The use of robotic surgery has increased dramatically despite a paucity of…
Cost and Outcomes in Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Howard Ross, Sang Lee, Bradley J. Champagne, Alessio Pigazzi and David E. Rivadeneira (eds.)Robotic Approaches to Colorectal Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-09120-4_22 22. Cost and Outcomes in Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery Maher Ghanem1 , Anthony J. Senagore1 and Samuel Shaheen1 (1) Department of…
Troubleshooting
Fig. 6.1 Troubleshooting for a blurry image. With permission from Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA With its high-definition, three-dimensional (3D) optics, which requires the use of a binocular endoscope and…
Robotic Use in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fig. 20.1 Robotic IPAA port placement diagram. 12 mm camera port can be placed supra- or infraumbilically. Right upper quadrant port can be placed either through the ileostomy opening for…
Complications Unique to Robotic Surgery
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Howard Ross, Sang Lee, Bradley J. Champagne, Alessio Pigazzi and David E. Rivadeneira (eds.)Robotic Approaches to Colorectal Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-09120-4_18 18. Complications Unique to Robotic Surgery Robert K. Cleary1 (1) Department of Surgery, St Joseph Mercy Hospital…
Robotic Rectopexy
Year Author n Time with Dz SX Age/BMI Mesh Rxn LOO LOS M/M F/U Recurrence 2004 Munz et al. [18] 6 2–12 month Rob Post 65 years No None 127…
