ANAESTHESIOLOGY - GENERAL ANAESTHESIA / REVIEW ARTICLE
Anesthesia for robot-assisted surgery: a review
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First Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
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Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy Clinic, University Clinical Hospital No. 4, Lublin, Poland
Submission date: 2024-10-07
Final revision date: 2025-01-22
Acceptance date: 2025-03-20
Publication date: 2025-05-26
Corresponding author
Małgorzata Barud
Barud, and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, 8 Jaczewskiego St., 20-954 Lublin, Poland
Barud, and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Lublin, 8 Jaczewskiego St., 20-954 Lublin, Poland
Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2025;57(1):99-107
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ABSTRACT
Robotic surgery has become increasingly popular over the last 30 years. This technique
is particularly attractive due to its minimally invasive nature, high precision compared
to open and laparoscopic techniques, less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay for
patients, and faster recovery. For an anesthesiologist, robot-assisted operations involve
numerous challenges resulting from the surgical technique. The most important problems during anesthesia include changes in physiology resulting from the development
of pneumoperitoneum and a steep Trendelenburg position. This review discusses problems that may be encountered by an anesthesiologist performing anesthesia during
robotic surgery.
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