ArticleThe international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS2021
Robotic surgery can be safely performed for patients and healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Robotic Appendicectomy: A review of feasibility.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2023Pooled it
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- Trends, Patient Outcomes, and Resource Utilization Associated with Surgical Staplers During Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2025Article
- Disparate Digital Literacy Levels of Nursing Manager and Staff, Specifically in Nursing Informatics Competencies and Their Causes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2024Article
- Surgical safety in the COVID-19 era: present and future considerations.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2022Review
- Robotic Abdominal Surgery and COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Published Literature and Peer-Reviewed Guidelines during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Healthcare Workers' Point of View on Medical Robotics During COVID-19 Pandemic - A Scoping Review.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the safety of robotic surgery during COVID-19 pandemic concerning new-acquired COVID-19 infections for patients and healthcare workers. PATIENTS: We performed a retrospective single-centre cohort study of patients undergoing robotic surgery in initial period of COVID-19 pandemic. Patients and healthcare workers COVID-19 infection status was assessed by structured telephone follow-up and/or repeated nasopharyngeal swabs.
resultsAfter 61 robotic surgeries (93,5% cancer surgery), one patient (1.6%) had COVID-19 infection. Sixty healthcare workers cumulatively exposed to 1187 h of robotic surgery had no infection. One patient with postoperative proof of SARS-CoV-2 had complete recovery. After this potentially contagious robotic surgery, eight healthcare workers had no COVID-19 infection after follow-up with each three nasopharyngeal swabs.
conclusionsEarly clinical experience of robotic surgery during COVID-19 pandemic shows that robotic surgery can be safely performed for patients and healthcare workers. Despite our results we recommend elective surgery only for verified COVID-19 negative patients.
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