jeudi 1 septembre 2016

What You Need To Know About Robotic Surgery Houston

By Anna McDonald


As technology continue to grow and advance, surgical fields have not been left behind. As a result, surgeons are also turning to minimally invasive surgeries. Robot-assisted surgery is a new evolution in this area, where very small tools are often attached to a robotic arm. The surgeon then controls the arms using a computer. With robotic surgery Houston, you can have complex procedures performed with more flexibility, precision, and control than with conventional techniques.

Robot-assisted surgeries are linked to minimally invasive surgeries usually done via tiny incisions. On the other hand, this type of surgeries can also be done in some of the traditional open surgeries. However, robot-assisted surgeries are usually suitable for people who have not had many abdominal surgeries. On the other hand, typical abdominal surgeries like removal of the gallbladder, appendectomy, and inguinal hernia repair might not prevent going through a robot-assisted procedure.

When performing a robotic-assisted procedure, surgeons insert three or four robot arms into the patient by making some tiny surgical cuts in the abdomen. Here, one arm becomes the camera, two arms acts as surgeons hand and the fourth arm is used to move any obstructions on the way. At the same time, the whole surgical team should be around the patient as the surgeon seats at the console nearby.

Normally, surgeons use viewfinders in order to have a 3D image of the surgical area. At the same time, the hands of the surgeon are placed on special devices to direct the instrument. Also, the arms of the robot filter out tremors in the hands of the surgeon and increases the range of motion of the surgeon. This kind of enhanced precisions are especially helpful during surgeries on delicate portions.

Procedures done with a robot-assisted instrument are usually similar to the laparoscopic surgeries. The small, precise movements which are usually possible in the robot-assisted surgeries make them to have a higher advantage compared to the standard endoscopic techniques. Through the precise, small movements, surgeons can perform the procedures that would otherwise only be possible with open surgeries through a small incision. Robot-assisted procedures ensures that the surgeon can see the surgical field more clearly thereby allowing surgeons make comfortable moves.

Because of the duration needed for preparation and setting up robots, the procedure seems to take a long time. On the contrary, a number of health facilities may not be able to access this technology. Robotic-aided surgeries at Houston TX may be applied in different procedures like gallbladder removal, coronary artery bypass, kidney transplant or removal, hip replacement, hysterectomy and tubal ligation among others. Nevertheless, it may not be applicable to complex procedures.

Before the procedure, the patient will be required not to take any food or fluid for about 8 hours prior to the surgical procedure. However, after the surgery, you can stay in the hospital overnight or for a few days depending on the procedure. You can also begin to walk with a day, although how soon you become active depends on the kind of surgery.

Robotic surgeries compared to open surgeries offers many benefits. Such benefits are like less discomfort and pain, shorter hospitalization, small incisions leading to reduced risk of infection, faster recovery and minimal scarring among others.




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