On the cutting edge of robotic surgery
Wendy Tabor RN, BSN

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August 2007 
Volume 1  Number 4
Pages 41 - 42
 
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ABSTRACT
Tabor, Wendy RN, BSN

Wendy Tabor is a perioperative nurse at Penn Presbyterian Hospital, part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia, Pa.

A new robotic surgical system is taking laparoscopic surgery to new horizons. With the potential for greater surgical precision, shorter hospital stays, and better patient outcomes, this minimally invasive surgical technique offers an exciting new option for many patients undergoing various surgical procedures (see What kind of surgery can be done robotically? ).

The computer-enhanced da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical) consists of a surgeon's console, robotic arms, and a video tower. Seated at the console, the surgeon controls movement of the robotic arms, which are attached to the video tower. One arm holds the camera and scope; the other two or three arms control robotic surgical instruments. These arms are attached to robotic trocars that are inserted into the patient through tiny incisions.

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