Robot performing a knee replacement surgery
@allknowing (140374)
India
March 3, 2023 8:13pm CST
My friend in the UK just had a surgery replacing one of her knees and that was performed by a Robot
No doubt the doctor in charge was indeed there but to trust a Robot is not something I would want.
I felt it was pretty impersonal although one gets that done with anesthesia. She posted a few pictures with bandage and without and we could see the stitches - a huge area seems to have been operated upon. At the moment she roams around on crutches and the doctor assured her that all will be well in 6 weeks.
Would you trust a Robot?
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laproscopic_Surgery_Robot.jpg
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
I do not think she was a guinea pig and that much I am sure of
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
That is a common concern I am sure and I called my friend courageous but she corrected me and said it was necessary She knows best why she chose this mode
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
@LadyDuck I had my appendix removed years ago and ofcourse I had to bed rest after the accident but there were no surgeries.
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@LadyDuck (472454)
• Switzerland
4 Mar 23
@allknowing I know that robots are now necessary for specific surgeries. I hope not to need surgeries, my grandmothers never had surgeries.
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@sallypup (62660)
• Centralia, Washington
4 Mar 23
Did she get a choice about having a robot work on her? I hope its only stitches that have to come out and not staples like my poor Mom endured. I wonder if the robot is more sterile than a human doctor? Did a human nurse work with the robot? I'm not quite ready for this.
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
I had to go back to read her message. She has had 22 staples. I am not sure if she had a choice and if so then she opted for this I guess. The nurse gave her a tight compression stocking which the doctor promptly changed perhaps pulling up the nurse for it.
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
@sallypup Today is her 9th day I think. I am not sure when the staples will be removed. She is having pain even without the staples removal process.
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@sallypup (62660)
• Centralia, Washington
4 Mar 23
@allknowing My Mom said the worst part of her knee replacement was when the doc took the staples out. She said she cried it hurt so terribly.
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@stapllotik (1933)
• India
4 Mar 23
Robots lack the human intuition and instinct that doctors have developed through years of experience and training. They may not be able to assess a patient's condition accurately or consider all relevant factors in making a diagnosis or determining a treatment.
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
This is not the only thing patients experience. These days everything is done through machines Gone are the days when doctors examined patients physically
@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
@stapllotik Honestly I miss that touch that doctors had in those good old days.
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@stapllotik (1933)
• India
4 Mar 23
@allknowing Imagine the scenario, where all hospital staff is replaced with artificial intelligence. Dr. Robots would operate on you and housekeeping robots would clean your waste and nurse the patient.
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
6 Mar 23
Surgery itself is scary and done by a Robot I think I will pass out (lol)
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
6 Mar 23
@Adie04 You seem to be in a laughing mood. I read three of your comments on my post with those smilies. Let me laugh with you
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@RebeccasFarm (91788)
• Arvada, Colorado
4 Mar 23
Yes they have been using these for many years here.
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
I would rather live with a broken knee than have it replaced by a Robot (lol)
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@Marilynda1225 (83683)
• United States
4 Mar 23
On one hand that sounds amazing that a robot can perform such a surgery but on the other hand I think I would trust a doctor more, Would a robot be able to react quickly if something started to go wrong?
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
You are right Rather than have no life better to risk it.
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@Beestring (14884)
• Hong Kong
4 Mar 23
No, I won't trust a robot doing surgery for me. During the surgery, anything can happen. Wonder how a robot will react in an emergency situation.
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@allknowing (140374)
• India
4 Mar 23
How my friend faced it is a million dollar question (lol)
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