Anesthetic considerations for robotic prostatectomy: a review of the literature

Abstract Since the first robotic prostatectomy in 2000, the number of prostatectomies performed using robot-assisted laparoscopy has been increasing. As of 2009, 90,000 robotic radical prostatectomies were performed worldwide, and 80% of all radical prostatectomies performed in the United States wer...

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Published in:Journal of clinical anesthesia 2012-09, Vol.24 (6), p.494-504
Main Authors: Awad, Hamdy, MD, Walker, Christian M., MD, Shaikh, Mohammed, MD, Dimitrova, Galina T., MD, Abaza, Ronney, MD, O'Hara, Jerome, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Anesthesia - methods
Cancer therapies
Drug therapy
Fatalities
Heart attacks
Heart failure
Humans
Laparoscopy - methods
Male
Men
Mens health
Mortality
Pain Medicine
Perioperative Care - methods
Prostate cancer
Prostatectomy - methods
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Robotics
Surgery
United States
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Summary:Abstract Since the first robotic prostatectomy in 2000, the number of prostatectomies performed using robot-assisted laparoscopy has been increasing. As of 2009, 90,000 robotic radical prostatectomies were performed worldwide, and 80% of all radical prostatectomies performed in the United States were performed robotically. Robotic prostatectomy is becoming more common globally because of the many advantages offered to patients, primarily due to the minimally invasive nature of the procedure. Several new perioperative concerns and challenges for anesthesiologists and are described.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.03.003