Robotic light source failure and recovery: an innovative solution to an uncommon problem

Since 2003 the increasing use of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy has been accompanied by the need to be prepared for a new set of problems in the operating room. Operative complications unique to the robot and its components are rare but can lead to case conversion and procedural abandon...

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Published in:Journal of robotic surgery 2010-05, Vol.4 (1), p.49-51
Main Authors: Wolters, Jeffrey P., Moore, Blake W., Hampton, Lance J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abandonment
Aperture
Case Report
Case reports
Endoscopy
Failure
Laparoscopy
Light
Light sources
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Prostate
Robotics
Robots
Surgery
Urology
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Summary:Since 2003 the increasing use of robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy has been accompanied by the need to be prepared for a new set of problems in the operating room. Operative complications unique to the robot and its components are rare but can lead to case conversion and procedural abandonment. We describe an innovative solution to the uncommon problem of intraoperative robotic light source failure. Surgeons carrying out such procedures should be aware of this complication and be able to substitute a comparable light source. Possession of an appropriate type of low-cost alternative light source could prevent unnecessary procedural abandonment or open conversion in the setting of mid-operative light source failure.
ISSN:1863-2483
1863-2491
DOI:10.1007/s11701-010-0175-1