In the hospital named after Botkin in Moscow began to use a robot surgeon capable of operating on 500 patients per year

In the city clinical hospital (GKB) named after S.P. Botkin in Moscow, the robot surgeon Da Vinci Xi began to be used, which became known in mid-March 2022. As noted in the medical institution, the new system significantly expands the possibilities for conducting minimally invasive surgical interventions and makes them even more accurate and safe for patients.

Da Vinci Xi became the second robot surgeon in the Botkin Hospital (the first appeared in 2014) and the sixth in hospitals in Moscow. As noted by the chief physician of the GKB named after S.P. Botkin, the chief surgeon and endoscopist of Moscow Alexei Shabunin, with a full load per year, 500 patients are operated on in one surgical system in the hospital - this is significantly more than in European clinics, where an average of 250-300 interventions are carried out. With two robots, surgeons will be able to perform even more operations annually, Shabunin said. He also added that the Botkin Hospital houses a simulation center, where doctors of other city hospitals are trained on the use of this equipment.

In the city clinical hospital (GKB) named after S.P. Botkin in Moscow, the robot surgeon Da Vinci Xi began to be used

It is noted that Da Vinci Xi has a number of advantages over previous models. It is equipped with an improved digital endoscope, giving a clearer 3D image, and has the possibility of fluorescent imaging, in which the surgeon can assess the state of vessels, bile ducts and blood flow in tissues, determine the affected lymph nodes of tumor tissues.

The new laser guidance system and artificial intelligence themselves offer the surgeon the optimal location of the instruments for the operation. The highest quality 3D visualization and the new architecture of robotic manipulators allow you to perform operations on several organs at once. For example, simultaneously on the colon and pancreas.

Surgery with the help of a robot is carried out with minimal blood loss and injuries to the patient's tissues. This reduces the risk of complications and reduces the postoperative period of rehabilitation. The surgical complex allows for low-traumatic operations on organs, access to which is difficult in open surgery.^[1]

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