Complications of Robotic Surgery: Prevention and Management

Robotic surgery was developed to expand the patient population being offered a minimal invasive approach while retaining the associated advantages of minimal invasive surgery. Robotic surgery has been suggested to be particularly beneficial in surgery for malignant disease or in the presence of extensive intraabdominal adhesion, severe endometriosis, large uteri, high burden of comorbidity, or obesity. In addition to the surgeon’s and the assistant’s level of experience, these are all risk factors for the development of complications.