Technical communication: robot-assisted regional anesthesia: a simulated demonstration.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Recent advances in robotically assisted telesurgery offer expert surgical care for the geographically remote patient. Similar advances in teleanesthesia will be necessary to bring comparable perioperative care to the geographically remote patient. Although many preliminary investigations into teleanesthesia are underway, none involve remote performance of anesthesia-related procedures. Herein, we describe the placement of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks into an ultrasound phantom using the da Vinci multipurpose surgical robotic system (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA). Both single-injection and perineural catheter techniques were successfully performed by an operator who was not physically present at the bedside.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Conduction
- Models, Anatomic
- Robotics
- Ultrasonography