The Path to Global Equity in Surgical Care: Clinical and Technical Results of Cross-Border, Ultra-Long-Distance, Asia to Middle East Human Telesurgery
This study demonstrated the feasibility and reproducibility of multiple human telesurgical procedures through successful collaboration between two countries using a robotic system with telecommunication capabilities, with good outcomes and without complications. However, there is a need to establish robust international guidelines to allow globalization of telesurgery.
Authors
- Abdelrahman Eltafahny
- Ahmed H. Shahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4511-7320)
- Jiayin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3862-6557)
- Saad Aldousari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6045-5272)
- Asif Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7288-3098)
- Ahmad Almarzouq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4418-8271)
- Saleh Bubishate
- Basmah Bahbahani
- Saud Alhelal
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KW)
- Kuwait University (KW)
- MicroPort (China) (CN)
- Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KW)
- Al-Sabah Hospital (KW)
- China Telecom (China) (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International braz j urol
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2025.0331
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51