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Monday, September 05, 2011
Da Vinci
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I've written in the past about robots, including the Da Vinci Surgical System (shown above). They're amazing technological advances that allow complex surgeries to be done in a non-invasive fashion. At the VA, I provided anesthesia for a few robot surgeries and got to see them in action and from the anesthetic perspective. Unfortunately, they are less favorable from an anesthesia standpoint. Robot surgeries are much longer than their open counterparts, so patients are exposed to more anesthesia. In surgeries such as a robotic prostatectomy, the patient can be positioned in an extreme angle like "steep Trendelenberg," tipped back on their head for hours. And for anesthesia in particular, the robotic arms often get in the way of the patient's head and airway. So from our standpoint, it's not our favorite type of surgery.
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In ancient Greece, the asclepion was a healing temple dedicated to Asclepius, the God of Medicine. Asclepius learned the art of surgery from the centaur Chiron and had the ability to raise the dead. The Rod of Asclepius is a roughhewn branch entwined with a single serpent.
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Hi! I am Craig Chen, a third year resident physician in anesthesiology at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics. I went to medical school at the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to medical school, I studied philosophy and biology at Stanford University, along with a minor in creative writing.
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