While robotic-assisted surgery is far more effective and safe than traditional surgery, surgeons have to receive a large amount of training to safely use the machinery. A big difference between a common form of robotic-assisted surgery and traditional surgery is how the surgical tools perform in the body. With traditional surgeries that are being performed on the torso, a large incision has to be made to access many organs in the body. With robotic laparoscopic surgeries, either a small incision is made or multiple small incisions, and a tube is inserted in the incision that allows other surgical instruments to pass through. The surgeon operates the surgical tools outside of the body, and the robot moves the tools within to match the surgeon’s movements. Surgeons used to traditional methods could find operating these tools in this way challenging. Traditional open surgeries have been the norm for centuries, and training surgeons with an entirely
While robotic-assisted surgery is far more effective and safe than traditional surgery, surgeons have to receive a large amount of training to safely use the machinery. A big difference between a common form of robotic-assisted surgery and traditional surgery is how the surgical tools perform in the body. With traditional surgeries that are being performed on the torso, a large incision has to be made to access many organs in the body. With robotic laparoscopic surgeries, either a small incision is made or multiple small incisions, and a tube is inserted in the incision that allows other surgical instruments to pass through. The surgeon operates the surgical tools outside of the body, and the robot moves the tools within to match the surgeon’s movements. Surgeons used to traditional methods could find operating these tools in this way challenging. Traditional open surgeries have been the norm for centuries, and training surgeons with an entirely