Robotic Surgery Content And The Media - 1223 Words

Robotic Surgery Content and the Media Introduction The controversy on the mind of the hero’s or celebrities of robotic surgery, are within the medical professional community. The surgeons, universities and hospitals are that discussing. as well as attempts to prove, with no avail, that the addition of a robot to minimally-invasive surgeries (minimally-invasive surgery is surgical techniques limit the size of incisions needed and thus lessens wound healing time, associated pain and risk of infection), has improved their performance and results in the operating room. Though the medical community has become accustomed to this technology being included in the options a patient can select when a surgical procedure is necessary, most†¦show more content†¦The information provided by these medical professionals via the internet, hospitals information, video for patient and other literature that prepares a patient for surgery are a reflection of the manufacturers’. Unproven assertions that their robotic surgery e quipment is superior to laparoscopy minimally-invasive surgeries without the use of a robot. Limited training, provided mostly by the manufacturers marketing representatives that work within the hospital or university environment. After more than twenty years of use of robotic surgical equipment in the medical communities, there little statistics that have been accumulated to improve the performance of these surgical robots. Surgeon proficiency using the robots within the limited space inside the patient, requires the use of CO2 to inflate the cavity to allow the surgeon to have enough room to see and work during most minimally-invasive surgeries. A gas, when heated, speeds up electron movement, thus increasing pressure exerted by the gas. Using the vessel sealers with three energy level settings, to cauterize, as well as cutting tool in the cavity filled with CO2, already can cause some pressure buildup adding heat high levels of heat in the patient that has resulted in burned ti ssue, and organs. To complicate matter more, one of the â€Å"vessel sealers† had to be recall in February 2015. The sealer does not seal well, which means the surgeon must seal the