CHICAGO (AP) \u2013 The biggest thing in operating rooms these days is a million-dollar, multi-armed robot named da Vinci, used in nearly 400,000 surgeries nationwide last year \u2013 triple the number just four years earlier.<\/p>\n
But now the high-tech helper is under scrutiny over reports of problems, including several deaths that may be linked with it and the high cost of using the robotic system.<\/p>\n
There also have been a few disturbing, freak incidents: a robotic hand that wouldn\u2019t let go of tissue grasped during surgery and a robotic arm hitting a patient in the face as she lay on the operating table.<\/p>\n
Is it time to curb the robot enthusiasm?<\/p>\n
Some doctors say yes, concerned that the \u201cwow\u201d factor and heavy marketing have boosted use. They argue that there is not enough robust research showing that robotic surgery is at least as good or better than conventional surgeries.<\/p>\n
Many U.S. hospitals promote robotic surgery in patient brochures, online and even on highway billboards. Their aim is partly to attract business that helps pay for the costly robot.<\/p>\n
The da Vinci is used for operations that include removing prostates, gallbladders and wombs, repairing heart valves, shrinking stomachs and transplanting organs. Its use has increased worldwide, but the system is most popular in the United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are at the tip of the iceberg. What we thought was impossible 10 years ago is now commonplace,\u201d said Dr. Michael Stifelman, robotic surgery chief at New York University\u2019s Langone Medical Center.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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