So I got to try the da Vinci surgical robot last night.
As an internist, it’s probably my first and only time I’ll get a chance to use the system. It has certainly drawn controversy as a reason contributing to the hospital arms race raising the cost of health care.
That being said, it’s quite impressive and I can see how many surgeons enthused about the technology. It’s very intuitive, and after about 30 seconds, it pretty much become an extension of my hands.
It turns surgery into a very expensive video game.
I’d be curious to see what the urologist and gynecologist bloggers think of the system.
