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. 2017 Apr;4(2):116-123.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajur.2016.09.012. Epub 2017 Jan 20.

Robotic nurse duties in the urology operative room: 11 years of experience

Ali Abdel Raheem  1   2 , Hyun Jung Song  1 , Ki Don Chang  1 , Young Deuk Choi  1 , Koon Ho Rha  1
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Robotic nurse duties in the urology operative room: 11 years of experience

Ali Abdel Raheem et al. Asian J Urol. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

The robotic nurse plays an essential role in a successful robotic surgery. As part of the robotic surgical team, the robotic nurse must demonstrate a high level of professional knowledge, and be an expert in robotic technology and dealing with robotic malfunctions. Each one of the robotic nursing team "nurse coordinator, scrub-nurse and circulating-nurse" has a certain job description to ensure maximum patient's safety and robotic surgical efficiency. Well-structured training programs should be offered to the robotic nurse to be well prepared, feel confident, and maintain high-quality of care.

Keywords: Nurses; Perioperative nursing; Robotic nurse; Robotics; Urology.

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Figure 1
Number of urologic robotic surgeries (Y-axis) from the year 2005–2014 in South Korea (data from Intuitive Surgical Korea) adapted from Seo Y. 2015 . RALPP, robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty; RALRC, robot assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy; RALRN, robot-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy; RALPN, robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy; RALRP, robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
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Figure 2
Number of overall robotic procedures in Severance Hospital in each department from July 2005 to March 2016. ENT, ear and nose; GS, general surgery; GYN, gynecology; NS, neurosurgery; URO, urology.
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Figure 3
Shows the trend of robotic procedures (Y-axis represent the number of surgeries) from the year 2005–2015.
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Figure 4
Robotic team in the main hospital: Chief coordinator “in the middle” and robotic nurse's specialists.
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Figure 5
Robotic system sterile draping.
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Figure 6
Instruments check-lists for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
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