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US surgeons perform robotic heart transplant with no chest incision
In a groundbreaking first for the United States, surgeons at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant without opening the chest or cutting through the breastbone. Conducted in early March 2025 on a 45-year-old man with advanced heart failure, the procedure utilized robotic tools to make small incisions and navigate through the preperitoneal space, enabling the removal of the diseased heart and implantation of the donor organ. This minimally invasive approach significantly reduced surgical trauma, blood loss, infection risk, and improved recovery by preserving the chest wall’s integrity. The robotic heart transplant marks a major advancement in transplant surgery, combining robotic precision with one of medicine’s most complex operations. Unlike traditional open-chest transplants, this method avoids bone cutting, which lowers the need for blood transfusions and reduces the risk of antibody development that can lead to organ rejection. The patient was discharged a month after surgery without complications, highlighting the potential for faster mobilization, better lung
robotrobotic-surgeryheart-transplantmedical-roboticsminimally-invasive-surgerysurgical-robothealthcare-technologyNHS plans to cut waitlist times by expanding access to robotic surgeries - The Robot Report
The NHS of England has announced ambitious plans to significantly expand the use of robotic surgery over the next decade to reduce waiting times and improve patient outcomes. By 2035, the NHS aims to perform half a million robotic operations annually, a substantial increase from 70,000 in 2023-2024. Robotic surgery, particularly in keyhole procedures, is expected to become the default approach for 90% of such surgeries, up from 20% today. This expansion is part of the NHS’s broader commitment to shorten elective waiting times by 2029, leveraging advanced technology to increase surgical capacity, enhance precision, and promote faster patient recovery with shorter hospital stays. Robotic surgery offers several advantages over traditional methods, including greater dexterity for surgeons and less physical strain, as surgeons operate instruments via a console with 3D visualization. The technology has broadened beyond its initial focus on urological cancer surgeries to include colorectal, gynecological, ENT, and orthopedic procedures. Some robotic systems
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