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Anesthetic considerations for robotic surgery
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Anesthetic considerations for robotic surgery

Jeong Rim Lee
Korean journal of anesthesiology, Vol.66(1), pp.3-11
01/01/2014
DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2014.66.1.3
PMCID: PMC3926998
PMID: 24567806

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Abstract

Recently, demand for minimally invasive surgery has increased greatly. As a result, robot-assisted techniques have gained in popularity, because they overcome several of the shortcomings of conventional laparoscopic techniques. However, robotic surgery may require innovations with regard to patient positioning and the overall arrangement of operative equipment and personnel, which may go against the conservative nature of anesthesia care. Anesthesiologists should become familiar with these changes by learning the basic features of robotic surgical systems to offer better anesthetic care and promote patient safety.
Anesthesiology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology

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