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ROBOT SURGERY. A VIEW FROM THE ANESTHESIOLOGY COCKPIT

The Anesthesia Consultant

Is robot surgery a miraculous futuristic device that advances surgery to a higher plain? Or is it an expensive gadget for hospitals and surgeons to market and attract potential patients? Until the 1990s most abdominal surgery was done through an open incision. A gall bladder incision might be five inches long.

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What Are Trocars? Here's Everything You Need to Know

Trocar Supplies

A trocar is a versatile, specialized surgical device that proves useful in a variety of procedures. Bartholomew’s Hospital, as well as in Continental Europe, before an appointment to the Hospital for Diseases of the Chest in London, where he developed a special interest in treating diseases of the kidneys.