Research

LEEDS EXPERIENCE Short and long term complications of robotic laparoscopy in children: a prospective study (Presented in British Association of Paediatric Surgery 2019) Dona, T Cundy, N Alizai , A Najmaldin (Leeds General Infirmary) Aim: To present complications of...

Latest News

Robotic Surgery in Children: Remote help for human hands? Guest speaker: Anne-Francoise Spinoit (Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Gent, Belgium) Director / Trainer ORSI -Operative Robotic Surgical Institute) Date: Thursday 12th December 2019 Time: 12:30-13:30pm...

Finances

Da Vinci was the first company to enter the surgical robotics sphere. The majority of their systems have been installed in the United States where private health systems can generate the necessary income. In the UK the financial constraints of the tariffs per patient...

Benefits

Reduced inpatient stay Robotic surgery extends the benefits of conventional laparoscopy (decreased length of stay, decreased blood loss, decreased pain, quicker return to activities, and improved cosmetic result through smaller incisions[1, 2]) to a much wider group...

Background

The new generation of surgical robots are particularly suited to the complex reconstructive surgery undertaken in childhood where the structures are smaller and precision is paramount. Paediatric surgery encompasses the entire range of surgeries offered in adulthood...