Chapters Transcript Video Advantages of Robotic Surgery James R. Daniels, Jr., M.D., briefly discusses the advantage of robotic-assisted surgery to the patient and to the surgeon. My name is James Ray Daniels Junior. I'm one of the new surgeons at Terry's Surgery specialists. Uh working with uh Doctor Terrell Times and Doctor Robert sources and Williamsburg. One of the advantages to robotic surgery just like laparoscopy is that patients have smaller incisions, which means less pain, uh better cosmesis, uh quicker recovery, so they can return to work. And the other activities that they enjoy uh specifically with our robotic surgery and doing some of the more complex procedures is uh colon resections. I think patients have a shorter stay in the hospital, uh quicker return to uh bowel function and uh just uh overall uh recovery and uh experience as well with door air procedures as a surgeon. I think uh robotic surgery does provide some advantages over traditional laparoscopy. I think that you have uh much more control over their procedure. Uh In doing laparoscopy, you have assistants that are handling the camera and other instruments, which you have more control over whenever you're sitting at the console. As a robotic surgeon. I think uh visualization is much better. I think ergonomically you're able to do some of the procedures specifically sewing on uh bowel anastomosis that you aren't allowed to do with the, uh, laparoscopic approach. I think that there's less, uh, tension and stress on your arms and forearms and doing certain procedures over a lengthy period of time as well. Published April 4, 2023 Created by Related Presenters James Daniels, Jr., M.D. Sentara Surgery Specialists View Full Profile
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