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View article: Clear Vision, Clear Savings: Enhancing Efficiency in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Clear Vision, Clear Savings: Enhancing Efficiency in Minimally Invasive Surgery Open
Suboptimal visualization in MIS stands to significantly affect patient safety and healthcare costs. Addressing these challenges through standardized cleaning protocols, improved surgeon training, and adoption of advanced technologies-inclu…
View article: Impaired Robotic Surgical Visualization: Archaic Issues in a Modern Operating Room
Impaired Robotic Surgical Visualization: Archaic Issues in a Modern Operating Room Open
Background While Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) has been revolutionizing surgical procedures, it has various areas needing improvement, specifically in the visualization sector. Suboptimal vision due to lens occlusions has been a topic of …
View article: Assessing Visualization in Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Demystifying a Misty Lens
Assessing Visualization in Robotic-Assisted Surgery: Demystifying a Misty Lens Open
Background Despite major technological advancements in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RAS), there remain shortcomings yet to be addressed. This study assesses the prevalence of suboptimal vision in minimally invasive RAS and corres…
View article: A Clean Sweep: Initial Experience with a Novel Intracavity Laparoscopic Cleaning Device
A Clean Sweep: Initial Experience with a Novel Intracavity Laparoscopic Cleaning Device Open
In an initial analysis of 167 cases, the NILCD proved to be an effective and convenient method of cleaning the laparoscopic lens in-vivo. It was associated with good surgeon satisfaction.
View article: Design and Performance Testing of a Novel In Vivo Laparoscope Lens Cleaning Device
Design and Performance Testing of a Novel In Vivo Laparoscope Lens Cleaning Device Open
A common tool for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and other anatomical pathologies is a form of minimally invasive surgery known as laparoscopy. Roughly 4 × 106 laparoscopic surgeries are performed in the U.S. eve…