ROBOTIC SURGERY

Robotic Surgery: Implications for Environment

Robotic Surgery: Implications for Environment

Introduction

The 1990s have a revolution that is widely called a laparoscopic revolution in which numerous surgical operations have been completely transformed and and adapted from conventional open surgery, that was normal practice since many decades, to a relatively modern technique involving minimal access. Minor incidence of wound infections, lessned pain after the surgery, reduced duration of hospital stays and enhanced cosmetic results have made surgeries, such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a modern standard of medical surgery. Favorable results and reduced post operation treatment prompted a great number of surgeons to attempt to develop such techniques so as to adopt minimal access for majority of the surgical procedures.

Since the advent of the 21st century, the emergence of highly innovative technologies and the rapid advancements in information technology further enhanced the quality of robotic surgery. Telepresence surgery and robotic surgery effectively and efficiently addressed the issues and problem normally faced by surgeon in the conventional surgical procedures. Many experts believe that robotic surgery is most like to continue to compromise an increasing part of surgery. They are of the view that robotic surgery has the potential to be preferred way of surgical procedures and almost all surgical operations will be done by robotic surgery in the future.

Although there are several advantages of the robotic surgery and robot assisted medical and surgical procedures, there are also some disadvantages associated with the technology. This paper aims at discussing the implications of robotic surgery for the environment, while briefly discussing the nature of and scope of robotic surgery (Ballantyne, Marescaux, & Giulianotti, 2004).

Discussion

What is Robotic Surgery

In robotic surgery or often called the robot assisted surgery, a self powered device, made up of electronic and mechanical components and controlled by the computer, is normally programmed to help ...