ReviewCureus2021
Telesurgery and Robotics: An Improved and Efficient Era.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Does the surgeon's learning curve impact pentafecta outcomes in radical prostatectomy? a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC urology · 2025Pooled it
- Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2022Pooled it
- Telesurgery and remote surgery research: a bibliometric analysis of scientific growth, collaboration, and thematic evolution.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Flexible wearable medical devices: from material innovations and data processing to intelligent healthcare applications.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- First robotic telesurgery applied to bariatric surgery in Latin America: technical fundamentals, operational challenges and perspectives in clinical practice.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2026Article
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- Scaling surgical care capacity in Nigeria: a narrative review of current practices and innovations in rural surgical workforce development.BMC surgery · 2025Review
- Safety and feasibility of robot-assisted laparoscopic telesurgery in pediatric surgery: a case series.Translational pediatrics · 2025Article
- A Full-Range Proximity-Tactile Sensor Based on Multimodal Perception Fusion for Minimally Invasive Surgical Robots.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Expanding the boundaries of minimally invasive surgery: the feasibility of robotic natural orifice transluminal extraction colectomy and robotic no-incision colectomy in colorectal practice.Annals of coloproctology · 2025Article
- The legal and ethical considerations in cross-border telesurgical procedures.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Possibilities and challenges of telesurgical interventions.Chinese medical journal · 2025Article
- Based on the results of a large retrospective study comparing laparoscopic liver surgery and robotic liver surgery, is it time for the next step in robotic liver resection?Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition · 2025Article
- Remote Robotic Technology in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery: A Comprehensive Literature Review.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2025Review
- The transformative power of telemedicine in delivering effective neurosurgical care in low and middle-income countries: A review.Brain & spine · 2025Review
- Virtual tactile feedback technology based on microcurrent stimulation: current status, challenges and future prospects.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- Engineering with Biomedical Sciences Changing the Horizon of Healthcare-A Review.Bioengineered · 2024Review
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- Space surgery: a SAGES' white paper.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Emergency robotic surgery: the experience of a single center and review of the literature.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2024Review
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Abstract
Telesurgery, or remote surgery, is widely known as a master-slave technology. It has achieved a milestone in surgical technology and intervention, providing widespread prospects of operating on a patient in a remote area with increased accuracy and precision. It consists of one or more arms controlled by a surgeon and a master controller in a remote area accessing all the information being transferred via a telecommunication system. This paper reviews the present advancements and their benefits and limitations in the field of telesurgery. A handful of operations have been done so far. However, due to time-lag (latency), global networking problems, legal issues and skepticism, and on top of the cost of robotic systems and their affordability have led to the concept of telerobotics and surgery to lag. However, with more information and high speed, 5G networking, which has been in a trial to reduce latency to its minimum, is beneficial. Haptic feedback technology in telesurgery and robotics is another achievement that can be improved; further, this allows the robotic arms to mimic the natural hand movements of the surgeon in the control center so that the master controller can perform surgeries with more dexterity and acuity. Due to coronavirus (COVID-19), this type of surgery approach can reduce the probability of contracting the virus, saving more lives and the future.
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