Expert Consensus-Based Technical Guidelines for Remote Robotic-Assisted Surgery and Procedures.

Yulun Wang¹, Martin Buehler², Shane Farritor^3,4, Yuman Fong⁵, Mike Kijewski⁶, Brian Miller⁷, Bill Peine⁸, Blair Whitney¹, Mike Yramategui⁷, Jordana Bernard¹

¹Sovato, Santa Barbara, California, USA.

²Johnson & Johnson, Santa Clara, California, USA.

³Virtual Incision, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

⁴Mechanical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

⁵Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA.

⁶MedCrypt, Solana Beach, California, USA.

⁷Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, California, USA.

⁸Medtronic, Ashland, Massachusetts, USA.

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Abstract

Remote robotic-assisted surgery and procedures offer significant potential to enhance access to surgical expertise, optimize patient outcomes, improve healthcare efficiency, reduce costs, and increase patient and provider satisfaction, aligning with the quintuple aim. By mitigating geographic barriers, addressing surgical deserts, and reducing travel burdens for surgeons, patients, and their famil…

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