Robot surgeon performs 167 operations

Da Vinci Xi reduces patient’s average stay in hospital by one day

The surgical team at the Arnau de Vilanova hospital in Lleida poses next to the Da Vinci medical robot (by Anna Berga)
The surgical team at the Arnau de Vilanova hospital in Lleida poses next to the Da Vinci medical robot (by Anna Berga) / ACN

ACN | Lleida

January 16, 2020 09:01 PM

The Da Vinci Xi robot surgeon has performed 167 opertions in Arnau de Vilanova Hospital in Lleida, western Catalonia, since it was acquired in April 2019.

The robot is used for complex operations in the areas of gynecology, urology and digestive surgery.

Doctors estimate that the Da Vinci robot reduces a patient’s stay in hospital by a day on average.

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