The anesthetists’ concerns regarding robotic surgery

Advancement of technology has great impact on medical field. With all its pros and cons its use can be practiced with minimizing the risk and maximizing its benefits for the wellness of patient. With all the goodness that it offers to the surgery; its demand for environment and changes in the physiology of patient remains concerning for the anesthetist and surgical team. Despite the progression, it's huge space occupying size and its extra costly investment makes it difficult for usual setups to initiate it's use for common man. The robotic system has been used in a range of specialist areas, including bariatrics, general surgery, & cardiothoracic and urological surgeries and gynecological surgeries. Here we discuss various issues faced by the anesthetist to accommodate the concerns of robot assisted surgeries for the better outcome of the patients. Keywords: Anesthesia; Robotic surgical procedures; Education; Training; Pakistan Citation: Raza S, Tabassum S. The anesthetists’ concerns regarding robotic surgery. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2024;28(5):788−790; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v28i5.2542 Received: August 06, 2024; Reviewed: September 14, 2024; Accepted: September 14, 20