Robotic surgeries gaining acceptance among sufferers, surgeons in India

Robotic assisted surgeries (RAS) appear to be gaining some acceptance among surgeons and sufferers in India.

RAS helps docs carry out advanced surgeries with ease, reduces the dimensions of surgical incisions, minimises blood loss, cuts ache and shortens affected person’s post-procedure restoration time, declare surgical robotic techniques producers and surgeons who conduct operations on these machines.

In addition, RAS facilitates higher visualisation (of the physique half below surgical procedure), enhances dexterity and higher precision and thereby delivers higher medical outcomes particularly for sufferers who’re present process procedures for oncology, thyroid, liver, gynaecologic cancers (cervical, uterine, ovarian, vaginal and vulvar) and urology, in line with medical professionals.

Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice-Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals, mentioned, “The advent of cutting-edge technologies always pushes the boundaries of medicine and a remarkable innovation of this era has certainly been RAS.”’

“With RAS, surgeries are possible with fewer blood transfusions, reduced risk of wound infection and shorter stay in the hospital,”’ she added.

Responding to the rising consciousness about robotic-assisted surgeries, many tech-savvy surgeons in the nation at the moment are in the method of studying and adopting this expertise.

Intuitive Surgical, designer and producer of Da Vinci robotic surgical techniques, has just lately entered right into a collaboration with AIIMS Delhi to launch a robotic onboarding coaching (ROPE) to equip younger surgeons to maneuver the robotic manner.

S.V.S. Deo, Professor and Head, Department of Surgical Oncology, AIIMS, mentioned, “This will enable young surgeons and trainees to gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies of the future. We ran a pilot programme of ROPE in the oncology division of AIIMS and now based on surgical students’ feedback we are planning to expand it to other specialities and institutions.”

RAS companies such as Intuitive Surgical and Medtronic have been receiving positive feedback from surgeons regarding the usage of robotic technology. Intuitive Surgical, which has 73 RAS installations in various hospitals in India, reported a 25% to 30% year-on-year growth in deployments.

“We are now aiming to scale our RAS introductory programme in the country in partnership with several medical institutions,” mentioned Mandeep Singh Kumar, VP and GM, Intuitive India.

Madan Krishnan, Vice-President & Managing Director, Medtronic India, that makes robotic steering platforms, mentioned, “RAS is an extension of the doctor. It helps surgeons visualise the surgery in advance and map the progress in real-time. This helps them align their surgical plans accurately while doing spinal or cranial procedures.”

Seeing the rising scope of robotics in surgeries, IRDAI had already issued tips to insurance coverage corporations to incorporate RAS in their well being protection plans. As of now, the price of robotic surgeries will stay equal to that of conventional surgeries, say healthcare suppliers.