Alan D Kaye1, Nalini Vadivelu2, Nitin Ahuja3, Sukanya Mitra3, Dan Silasi4, Richard D Urman5. 1. Departments of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. 3. Department of Anesthesiology, Chandigarh Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India. 4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. 5. Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted surgery has evolved over the past 2 decades with constantly improving technology that assists surgeons in multiple subspecialty disciplines. The surgical requirements of lithotomy and steep Trendelenburg positions, along with the creation of a pneumoperitoneum and lack of direct access to the patient all present management challenges in gynecologic surgery. Patient positioning requirements can have significant physiologic effects and can result in many complications. METHODS: This review focuses on the anesthetic and surgical implications of robot-assisted technology in gynecologic surgery. CONCLUSION: Good communication among team members and knowledge of the nuances of robotic surgery have the potential to improve patient outcomes, increase efficiency, and reduce complications.
BACKGROUND: Robotic-assisted surgery has evolved over the past 2 decades with constantly improving technology that assists surgeons in multiple subspecialty disciplines. The surgical requirements of lithotomy and steep Trendelenburg positions, along with the creation of a pneumoperitoneum and lack of direct access to the patient all present management challenges in gynecologic surgery. Patient positioning requirements can have significant physiologic effects and can result in many complications. METHODS: This review focuses on the anesthetic and surgical implications of robot-assisted technology in gynecologic surgery. CONCLUSION: Good communication among team members and knowledge of the nuances of robotic surgery have the potential to improve patient outcomes, increase efficiency, and reduce complications.
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