All other surgeries, all other healthcare, and patients received delayed treatment, but the outburst of robotic surgery occurred because minimum doctor-patient contact, and minimum assistance with four arms of the robot surgeon sitting here. Early recovery; eat the same day; walk in two days; return home quickly; fewer cuts, fewer antibiotics; rest can be managed remotely.
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Dr. Somashekhar SP, Chairman & HOD – Surgical Oncology, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center, Manipal Hospitals Bangalore, to assess the journey of robotic surgery in India and
the way forward for the young robotic surgeons.
