The world needs better robotic surgeons to improve patient outcomes: experts

New Delhi: As robot-assisted surgeries gain momentum worldwide, including in India, it is time to train surgeons who use the latest technological advances to improve patient outcomes, experts said on Sunday.

According to Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of the US-based Vattikuti Foundation, we need to focus on how new robotic technology is used, by capturing data predictive models before, during and after surgery to improve patient outcomes and didactic and training skills of surgeons. .

“We encourage teams of experienced surgeons to prepare high-quality, digital submissions showcasing their most extraordinary surgical work, using the latest technological advances,” Bhandari said.

Vattikuti Foundation has also announced the 2024 edition of its ‘KS International Innovation Awards in Robotic Surgery’.

The scope of the multidisciplinary technology competition has been expanded to include two separate tracks: robotic procedure innovation and technological innovation.

According to the foundation, innovations in robotic procedures may come from cardiac, general surgery, gynecology, head and neck surgery, microsurgery, organ transplantation, orthopedics, plastic surgery, pediatrics, urology and other fields.

The technological innovation entries cover areas such as artificial intelligence, imaging modalities, robotic systems, telesurgery, training modalities, virtual reality and others.

The competition, which started in 2015, is open to robotic surgeons, medical schools and students, and provides an opportunity for close examination of technologies and procedures used worldwide.

The KS Innovation Awards 2023 featured 429 surgeons from 14 countries in 10 different specialties.

Meanwhile, the Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has announced its first Brady-Vattikuti Robotic Academy master class in Urology led by experienced robotic surgeons.

The weeklong masterclass starting May 13 will include several hours of live case observation, simulation sessions and proctor-led procedural training with experts, the foundation said.

IANS