[foldedcornice]

I'm curious to learn more about the main advantages of the da Vinci machines in certain contexts, over 'straight-stick' surgery.

The article's author, who is a roboticist rather than a surgeon, paints a picture where robotic surgery does not have a clear advantage over straight-stick surgery due to a lack of training: "In fact, a recent survey of 50 randomized control trials that compared robotic surgery to conventional and laparoscopic surgeries found that outcomes were comparable, and robotic surgeries were actually a bit slower. From my perspective, focusing on education, it’s something of a miracle that outcomes aren’t worse, given that residents are going to their first jobs without the necessary experience. "

To learn from an alternative perspective, what might be an example of a patient condition or objective where robotic surgery may have a meaningful advantage over conventional surgery?

[DoingIsLearning]

> To learn from an alternative perspective, what might be an example of a patient condition or objective where robotic surgery may have a meaningful advantage over conventional surgery?

Stereotactic surgery in Neurosurgery.

[slt2021]

Aren't these non-intrusive and done using gamma knives?

I read somewhere that computer+radiologist perform the planning of beams and the gamma knive does all the work

[DoingIsLearning]

You still have biopsies, SEEGs and anything else that requires deep brain invasive action.

[pineal]

Another example is robotic-assisted pedicle screw insertion in patients with challenging spinal deformities

[haldujai]

Radiation oncologist*, this is far outside my (radiologist) scope!