Robots Used in Heart Surgery in Toronto, Canada

 

 

Robots are being used for heart surgery in Toronto. The city's St. Michael's Hospital performed the first robot-assisted heart surgery. Experts say the use of robots, including in heart surgery, will pave the way for better outcomes for patients in the future.

The robot was used for the heart surgery of 60-year-old Ferenc Jacob. Doctors said Jacob is doing well after the surgery. More hospitals are starting to use robots for hip and knee replacements, spine surgeries, hysterectomies, etc. Robotic surgery involves only small incisions. In addition, many people choose robotic surgery for the reasons of less pain, less risk of infection, and a much faster recovery.

Jacob is the first patient in the Greater Toronto Area to undergo robotic heart surgery. Jacob said the benefits of robotic surgery outweigh the risks. The da Vinci robot, along with a team of trained cardiac surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists, performed the surgery on March 26. It was the first robotic heart surgery of its kind in the Greater Toronto Area and one of five performed across Canada.