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The convergence of advances in information technology and communications with
medicine in general and surgery in particular has resulted in an accelerated process of
computerization of all areas of medicine. Robotic surgery is a technique in which a surgeon
performs surgery using a computer that remotely controls very small instruments attached to a
robot. This led to laparoscopic surgery or minimally invasive surgery. The first intervention of
this nature was a cholecystectomy. Medicine as well as robotics, evaluating and analyzing them
separately we can realize that they have evolved in a fast way taking into account the last
decades. Each field has contributed to different goals for the advancement of the human being,
regarding medicine has been observed as a state prepared for these times since some viruses have
been unleashed in which the world suffered with human and economic losses, without adequate
medicines for these catastrophes the losses would have been exorbitant figures.
As for robotics we observe that it has not been left behind with advances in technological
and great contributions to industry and electronics. As it is already known approximately every 5
years the medicine changes as it is known and the old treatments become obsolete and stop
serving to give way to innovative discoveries and new medicinal advances. For example: A
bionic eye for people who are blind or have an accident; Create cancer vaccines; Trying to find
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drugs that reduce HIV risk are investigations that have been unsuccessful but have progressed
little by little.
However, this field like all the others is subject to improvements and because not to
collaborations of other scientific branches that can collaborate in the same objective: The well-
being of the human being. People who have been operated by robots have been favored in
aspects such as having a surgery with much more precision without human tremors, a more
accelerated recovery since being more accurate can reach more easily in areas unavailable to the
medical hand thus damaging less the healthy tissue around the affected area. In addition, the use
of such machines shortens hospital stay, reduces operative trauma and provides a better aesthetic
vision to the wound after patient operation.
This has been a process study that has taken several projects and investigations and that
have been carried out in the last 10 years. On the other hand we have to differentiate between
surgical robotics and industrial robotics. When we refer to robotics in the industry, the software
used is very different since a robot is programmed to perform repeated actions several times,
while when we talk about surgical robots we get to the point that these machines will no longer
be totally independent but will be interrelated with a specialist surgeon in this area. In this way
we can see that the differences between surgical and industrial robotics are presented in the type
of programming and in the individual or joint work.
Nevertheless, although this type of surgery presents great advantages and it is a great
medical advance, this type of surgical intervention is not suitable for all, since the physician must
determine if the patient is or not a good candidate, the surgeon Of shift will give the approval or
the negation to the patient after examining: his surgical antecedents, the affection that demands
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the treatment, the cavities of his body and the experience that owns the surgeon. These robotic
surgeries can be classified into two main areas: guided imaging surgery and minimally invasive
surgery.
The technological evolution that has been progressively transforming the operating rooms
has led to an important evolution of the surgical procedures, on the other hand, the surgery
cannot be considered limited to the surgical act itself, but is directly linked to the previous
procedure of exploration, diagnosis and planning of the intervention. Thus, diagnostic imaging,
the evolution of informatics, with its incidence in diagnostic equipment, support to surgery and
the sophistication of equipment, materials and instruments, have led to a drastic change in
surgery. The first robotic surgical system developed was called Puma 560, and was used in 1985
to perform neurosurgical biopsies with greater precision. Since that first achievement other series
of robots have been developed (Yu 54).
Image guided surgery (IGS) or computer assisted surgery (CAS) is the general term used
for a surgical procedure where the surgeon uses computer technology in conjunction with
radiological images to perform the intervention using a surgical robot. The main purpose of this
method of surgery is research in the design and progress of new surgical navigation elements,
devices and systems that assist the surgeon during a complicated intervention, providing them
with additional data to improve their orientation, accuracy and obviously the safety of the
surgeon (Hanno 13).
In conclusion as we have seen robotic surgery has had a great impact on medicine as it
offers innumerable advantages over other options, such as the rapid recovery of patients and
reduced risks. This new technique has had a great impact in several specialties since its
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intervention is minimal and reaches small places that could not reach the human arm. However,
this new investment in robotics will require a new generation of physicians trained to handle
complex systems. In addition, several programs have been created where students can perform
surgeries virtually without risking the patient's life and in this way acquire practice In this type of
surgeries.
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Works Cited
Hanno Millesi. Advanced Peripheral Nerve Surgery and Minimal Invasive Spinal Surgery. Wien:
Springer, 2015. Internet resource.
Yu, Xiaolong. Control Methods for Automated Surgery. , 2014. Print.

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The convergence of advances in information technology and communications with

medicine in general and surgery in particular has resulted in an accelerated process of

computerization of all areas of medicine. Robotic surgery is a technique in which a surgeon

vision to the wound after patient operation.

of programming and in the individual or joint work.

of robots have been developed (Yu 54).

surgeon (Hanno 13).

Springer, 2015. Internet resource.

Yu, Xiaolong. Control Methods for Automated Surgery. , 2014. Print.

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