Last Tuesday, September 14, 2010, I was privilegded to perform 2 gastric bypass operations with the assistance of the da Vinci surgical robot. Although it is always challenging to begin to use new technology, both patients did well and one left the hospital after only one night stay.
The following is an exert from an email sent out by a representative of the company that makes the da Vinci robot to some of the Medical staff at our hospital. I thought you might be interested in this anouncement:
"OhioHealth has established itself as a leader in robotic surgery and Dr. Myers has established himself as a leader in bariatric surgery. This is another application where da Vinci is helping surgeons deliver minimally invasive surgery to a broader base of patients every day. Dr. Myers gave the following reasons for using the da Vinci for his gastric bypass procedures:
1. Stronger anastomosis
2. Patients are less likely to bleed
3. Less incisions - reduced from 5 to 4 with about 50% reduction in incisional "footprint"
4. Less pain at trochar sites
5. No need for largest incision to pass circular stapler
Dr. Erik Wilson from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston proctored Dr. Myers with the use of the dual console da Vinci Si system."
This important device will be able to help make this operation even safer and better. I will have the oportunity to use the robot to perform a gastric bypass for three more patients in the coming week.
Learn more about the da Vinci robot at www.IntuitiveSurgical.com
Congratulations Dr Myers. What a great milesone!
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