Achieving robotic surgery competency
Introduction Embarking on robotic surgery training can be a daunting task for the robot-naïve surgeon. Robotics has a steep learning curve, and a pathway to robotic surgery competency has not…
Principles of anesthesia and physiology
Introduction The increased use of robotic surgery across multiple surgical disciplines has required anesthesiologists to refine their approach to continue to provide safe and effective anesthesia. The anesthesiologist must consider…
Robot setup
Introduction The focus of this chapter is how to set up the da Vinci Xi robot for surgery. Da Vinci robots are the most widely used surgical robots in the…
Fundamentals of operating on the console
Introduction Currently available systems for robot-assisted surgery are operator-robot systems that lack operational autonomy. The robotic console is the interface between the surgeon’s hands and the surgical instruments. It is…
Achieving surgical proficiency by Harnessing nontechnical skills
Introduction “Engine fire,” announced the first officer during the take-off roll. The captain rotated the aircraft and confirmed that the aircraft was climbing away and commanded the landing gear to…
Available and emerging robotic systems
Introduction Since the initial development of the Green Telepresence system robotic platform in 1986, robotic-assisted surgery has dramatically transformed the landscape of surgical care. With the evolution of minimally invasive…
The history of robotic surgery
A full anthology of the development of surgical robotics would require a complete textbook. Perhaps we could start the story with Leonardo da Vinci and his genius with a 16th…
Moving Forward—How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
Moving Forward—How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic Though the COVID-19 has been cataclysmic and led to an unthinkable number of deaths and created widespread havoc, we will have to…
Professional Didactic Framework: Planning for the Future
Professional Didactic Framework: Planning for the Future No doubt, changes to medical professionals’ didactic framework may incorporate some forms of virtual learning that were developed out of necessity during the…
