With the acquisition of state-of-the-art robotic surgical equipment known as the daVinci Surgical System, St Vincent's Private Hospital has established itself as a national leader in keyhole laparoscopic surgery.

The only hospital in New South Wales to use the daVinci Robot, St Vincent's Private continues to be at the forefront of surgical advancements in this field.

3D technology

The daVinci Surgical System combines 3D technology providing the surgeon with enhanced visualisation with innovative instruments that enable the movements of the surgeon's hands to be scaled, eliminating tremor and then be replicated in a precise and natural manner at the operative site.

Benefits to the patient include

• shorter length of stay
• less pain and pain medication
• less blood loss
• faster recovery
• better cosmetic appearance

A patient who has undergone robotic mitral valve surgery, coronary bypass or radical prostatectomy can typically return home three or four days after surgery with minimal or no pain.

Working intuitively 

Unlike normal laparoscopic or thoracoscopic surgery, the daVinci System works intuitively, allowing a surgeon to move his hands in the same way he would during open surgery. Seated at a remote console, the surgeon operates hand controls while viewing a full-colour, three-dimensional image of the operating site, magnified up to 15 times.  Robotic arms and instruments inside the patient imitate the surgeon's hands movements.  For patients, use of the daVinci Robot requires only three or four small incisions of less than 1 cm each, typical of keyhole surgery.

Further Information is available on the St Vincent's Hospital Cardiothoracic Website. Click here

Other Links
www.prostate.com.au
www.stvincents-robotic.com.au
www.roboticprostatesurgery.com.au