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1. Robotic Surgery
Student Name: Shadi Marzouk
Student id: 2184466
Subject: ESUS 2
Tutor: Kathleen Mitchell

2. What is it?
• Minimal Invasive Surgery
• Quarter inch incisions
• Miniaturized surgical instruments are used
• 1.5 million surgeries
The da Vinci Robot

3. Statistics
• The Robotic Surgery is the number 1 choice of
women with gynaecologic cancer in the US
• 4 out of 5 men with prostate cancer choose the
Robotic Surgery to remove their prostate

4. Types of Surgeries
• Gynaecologic Surgery
• Urologic Surgery
• General Surgery
• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Head & Neck Surgery

5. Benefits
• Shorter Hospital Stay
• Less Blood Loss and Infections
• Fewer Complications
• Higher Accuracy
• Bigger Range of Mobility
• Less need for after surgery painkillers
• Faster Recovery
• Less Scarring

6. Disadvantages
• Cost
• Time
• Large Size
• $2 million
• Cardiac Surgeries
cost $2,000 more per
operation

7. Illustration

8. References
Bibliography
Changing the Experience of Surgery. (2015). Retrieved February 10, 2015, from da Vinci Surgery:
http://www.davincisurgery.com/
da Vinci® Robotics for Prostate. (2003). Retrieved February 10, 2015, from Urological Associates:
http://www.urolassoc.com/services-da-vinci-robotics-bridgeport-connecticut.html
Disadvantages to Robotic Surgery. (2014, February 19). Retrieved February 10, 2015, from Brown
University:
http://biomed.brown.edu/Courses/BI108/BI108_2004_Groups/Group02/Group%2002%20
Website/robodisadvan.htm
The da Vinci Robotics Case. (2013). Retrieved February 10, 2015, from Kassel McVey:
http://kasselmcvey.com/robot-case/
What is Robotic Surgery? (2012). Retrieved February 10, 2015, from The Robotic Surgery Center:
http://robotic-surgery.med.nyu.edu/for-patients/what-robotic-surgery