Though there are four Robos in India (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad), KIMS is the first in the country to use robotics help to do surgery.

Surgeons at KIMS performed a rare surgery called robotic colorectal surgery, for the first time in India. The surgical team comprised Dr Surya Nalamati, Senior Surgeon, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit US; Dr M BV Prasad, Consultant Surgical Gastro Enterologist; Dr Ravichander, Surgical Oncologist; Dr Lakshmikanth, Surgical Gastro Enterologist of KIMS Hospital. The procedures were of two to three hours duration.

Robotic colorectal surgery benefits the patient immensely. They benefit from a much smaller surgical incision, which leads to less pain and a shorter recovery time. Most common patient benefits include: significantly less pain during recovery, less blood loss during surgery, less complications during surgery, less scarring after surgery, shorter hospital stay, a quicker return to work and daily activities, often better clinical outcomes, preserves sexual function, preserves bladder control and higher quality of life after surgery. Thus, robotic colorectal surgery is the most upcoming branch in the medical treatment. More than 10,000 procedures have been reported across the globe in the last 10 years, since robotic assisted surgeries were introduced.

Robotics-assisted surgery has several advantages. One of the most important advantage is that the incisions made during surgery are tiny and hence the recovery from surgery is extremely quick. Fast healing time is a hallmark of this surgery. Rapid recovery from surgery is not only better for the patient, but it is also less expensive for society. Some other advantages of robotic surgery are precision, miniaturisation, decreased blood loss, less pain and lesser hospital stay. The surgery can be conducted quickly and safely with negligible blood loss.

KIMS had initiated a drive in June 2011 urging the use of robot-assisted technology, in a bid to help and save patients suffering from plethora of problems like urology (prostate, kidney, and urinary bladder) and gynaecology surgeries. They had also recommended it for other specialties such as ENT, cardiac surgery, gastro intestinal surgery and liver resections.

EH News Bureau

source: http://www.expresshealthcare.in / Home> Market> Article / November 2011