Author(s)

John L. Raytis^1*, Bertram E. Yuh², Clayton S. Lau², Yuman Fong², Michael W. Lew¹

¹Department of Anesthesiology, City of Hope, Duarte, USA.
²Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, USA.

Surgeries performed with traditionally available robotic systems have many well-documented anesthetic implications. In this observational report, new and unique anesthetic considerations encountered with the introduction of the da Vinci Xi robot related to positioning operating room equipment, patient access and chance for unintended patient contact are described.

Anesthetic Implications, Robotic Surgery, Da Vinci Xi

Raytis, J. , E. Yuh, B. , S. Lau, C. , Fong, Y. and W. Lew, M. (2016) Anesthetic Implications of Robotically Assisted Surgery with the Da Vinci Xi Surgical Robot. Open Journal of Anesthesiology, 6, 115-118. doi: 10.4236/ojanes.2016.68019.