Technology has long been used to help people do their jobs more efficiently and effectively, and that's not going to change any time soon. A new advance in this area is robotic surgery. CNN reports on the growth in usage of robotic surgery devices made by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., and reveals that patients who undergo robotic surgeries have fewer side effects and faster recoveries.
The systems work by allowing a skilled surgeon to control the robotic arms using a joystick. The robotic arms are more precise than human hands and work with smaller incisions. As a result, robotic surgeries often have fewer complications. For example, when a patient's prostate is removed via normal surgery, there are risks of incontinence and impotence. Robotic prostatectomies, on the other hand, have much lower risks for those side effects, meaning that patients are less likely to suffer from decreased quality of life.
While the results look good so far, the American Urological Association has not pushed for an increase in robotic prostate surgeries. Experts there feel that, while there are advantages to robotic surgeries, the data is not overwhelmingly in the machines' favor.
Robotic surgeries are also available for hysterectomies, kidney surgery, and some heart procedures.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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Nowadays technology is really helpful in our everyday living, especially in science. As we engage ourselves in somekind of cosmetic and plastic surgery we can't tell if we're about to get the result that we're aiming for. Knowing that a robotic surgery lowers risks of side effects is not quite good news.Plastic surgery Beverly Hills
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