The robotic colorectal surgeon

Robotic Assisted Colorectal Surgery

A robot is generally considered as a physical machine which can move around, operate a mechanical limb and exhibit intelligent and autonomous behavior in public. However, a surgical robot is not like the common robots which have the ability of autonomous action. A surgical robot is a collection of manipulators which just follow the surgeon’s hand motions. The manipulators of a surgical robot re...

Robotic Colorectal Surgery

Robotic colorectal surgery has gradually been performed more with the help of the technological advantages of the da Vinci system. Advanced technological advantages of the da Vinci system compared with standard laparoscopic colorectal surgery have been reported. These are a stable camera platform, three-dimensional imaging, excellent ergonomics, tremor elimination, ambidextrous capability, moti...

The Colorectal Surgeon in 2015: The Missing Pieces.

Value of robotic colorectal surgery.

Surgeons and the healthcare systems in which they work are increasingly required to provide evidence of value in the services they offer to patients. Value, the ratio of outcomes to costs, is a global measure that focuses not only on discrete outcomes (such as 5year survival rates) but also on patientcentred outcomes, such as duration of disability and the effects of unnecessary treatment1. Opt...

Designing a robotic colorectal program.

Designing a successful robotic colorectal program requires consideration and implementation of several important concepts with continued perseverance through many obstacles that may arise. The ideal strategy is to establish a core group of committed individuals, define the goals and vision of the program, enlist corporate partners, and gain financial support with a sound business, educational, ...