The telecommunication revolution in the medical field: present applications and future perspective

Limb replantation with two robots: A feasibility study in a pig model

“…1 The first intervention in telesurgery, a transatlantic laparoscopic cholecystectomy, was performed in 2001. 2 Telesurgery, which is performed with a surgical robot controlled by the surgeon, has two theoretical advantages: the remote operation on the one hand and a better surgical gesture on the other hand.…”

NASA and the Emergence of New Surgical Technologies

“…The Zeus Robotic Surgical System has been successfully used to remotely perform operations between the United States and Europe as well as within rural Canada [9,10]. While there is a learning curve associated with robotic surgery and robotic telesurgery, robotic and telerobotic operations have proven safe with outcomes comparable to standard minimally invasive surgical operations [11].…”

Telesurgery and Robotic Surgery: Ethical and Legal Aspect

“…In the situation where the prejudice has its effect in a different country, the correlative right to demand and receive reparation in that jurisdiction applies [11].…”

“…In situations like transmission of scan results, especially in cases of ultrasound scans showing the gender of a child, certain malformations or tumours, supplementary measures must be taken [4,10]. The doctors providing the medical services from the distance must make sure that the patient consented for these information to be transmitted via electronic systems [11,12].…”