Robot-assisted renal transplantation compared with conventional surgery: a real benefit?

Robot-assisted surgery compared with open surgery and laparoscopic surgery.

Adding thymoglobuline to the conventional immunosuppressant regimen in kidney transplantation: A cost-benefit analysis

Background: Thymoglobuline (TG), is used for both induction and rejection therapy in kidney transplantation (TX). This study was conducted to compare between adding TG or not to the conventional drugs to evaluate the rate of rejections, infections and costs. Methods: In two groups of patients, each of 45 cases group A received conventional drugs (cyclosporine, mycophenolate and prednisolone) a...

Robot assisted kidney transplantation

However, there are technical difficulties in performing a laparoscopic operation in transplant recipients. Using a robotic system to help in the operation may allow us to overcome these problems, and perform a less invasive procedure. The operation is likely to be longer than a conventional transplant, taking around three hours on average, compared with two and a half hours for traditional open...

Do Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Derive More Benefit from Robot-Assisted Gait Training Compared with Conventional Walking Therapy on Motor Function? A Meta-analysis

OBJECTIVE To determine whether robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) is more effective in improving mobility, endurance, gait performance, and balance in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with conventional walking rehabilitation treatment (CWT). DATA SOURCES Sources included the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, and Science Direct databases. REVIEW METHOD All possible articles we...

Robot-assisted cardiac surgery.

Recognition of the significant advantages of minimizing surgical trauma has resulted in the development of minimally invasive surgical procedures. Endoscopic surgery offers patients the benefits of minimally invasive surgery, and surgical robots have enhanced the ability and precision of surgeons. Consequently, technological advances have facilitated totally endoscopic robotic cardiac surgery, ...