Page Content Benefits of Robotic-Assisted Surgery
For the patient, benefits may include:
- Significantly less pain
- Less blood loss
- Less scarring
- Shorter recovery time
- A faster return to normal daily activities
- And in many cases, better clinical outcomes
For the surgeon, benefits include:
- Dramatically reduced surgical fatigue
- No depth perception issues, as with laparoscopic surgery
- More patients are candidates for certain procedures
Benefits of the da Vinci Si over older models:
- 60% greater visual field; the more a surgeon sees, the easier it is to operate
- Allows more complex operations
- Easier to learn
- System is prepped for future technology additions
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