{"id":16973,"date":"2026-10-01T16:13:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davinci-center.eu\/new\/?p=16973"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:30:59","slug":"telesurgery-when-surgical-expertise-reaches-the-operating-room-from-a-distance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davinci-center.eu\/new\/telesurgery-when-surgical-expertise-reaches-the-operating-room-from-a-distance\/","title":{"rendered":"Telesurgery: When Surgical Expertise Reaches the Operating Room from a Distance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16973\" class=\"elementor elementor-16973\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed15f72 e-flex e-con-boxed rt-default-class e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed15f72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238d777 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"238d777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Telesurgery: When Surgical Expertise Reaches the Operating Room from a Distance\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4d0d1 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb4d0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Key Takeaways<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f9fbb rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64f9fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>telesurgery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a surgeon controls robotic instruments from another location while the patient and a clinical team remain together in the operating room.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published procedures have demonstrated that this is technically and clinically feasible in selected cases. The evidence is growing, but much of it still comes from individual cases and small studies.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patient safety depends on more than a stable connection. The on-site team must be prepared to manage the operation and take over if necessary.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building on its experience in surgical tele-mentoring, the Leonardo da Vinci Center of Competence is preparing to explore the next step in remote robotic surgery.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44248e4 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44248e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>From Tele-Mentoring to Telesurgery<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb5adda rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb5adda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/davinci-center.eu\/new\/tele-mentored-robotic-surgery-china-bulgaria-innovation-in-healthcare\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>previous article<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we described a robotic colorectal operation performed in Pleven with real-time guidance from a surgeon in China. The patient and operating surgeon were in the same hospital. The remote expert observed the procedure, communicated with the team and provided guidance. That is <\/span><b>tele-mentoring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Telesurgery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> takes a further step. The surgeon at the remote console directly controls the robotic instruments. At the patient\u2019s side, the surgical and anaesthesia teams continue to provide care, assist with the procedure and respond to any clinical or technical problem. The robot does not operate independently: every surgical movement is directed by a surgeon.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The distinction matters because remote control introduces an additional dependency. Alongside the usual demands of surgery, the team must account for the reliability of the connection between the console and the operating room.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8f092 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b8f092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>An Idea with a Longer History Than Many Expect<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c0c92 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74c0c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remote surgical control did not begin with today\u2019s high-speed networks. In 1995, researchers in Milan reported a prostate biopsy performed using a robotic and telerobotic system. It was an early clinical application, although a biopsy is different from performing an entire operation remotely [1].<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A more widely recognised milestone followed in 2001. Surgeons in New York performed a laparoscopic gallbladder removal on a patient in Strasbourg, France, using a dedicated telecommunications connection. Their published report describes a 54-minute operation with no complications and an average transmission delay of 155 milliseconds [2]. The case showed that a complete operation could be performed across an ocean under carefully arranged conditions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The question since then has been how remote surgery can move from exceptional demonstrations to a dependable clinical process.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420405f elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"420405f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What Recent European Experience Shows<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3650254 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3650254\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, a Belgian team published a case of robot-assisted remote hysterectomy using the Toumai Endoscopic Surgery System. The surgeon operated from one institution while the patient and the surgical team were approximately 20 kilometres away. The procedure was completed without an intraoperative complication or a need for the on-site surgeon to take over. The reported average connection delay was 20 milliseconds [3]. <\/span><b>This was one patient\u2019s experience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it valuable evidence of feasibility while leaving broader questions about outcomes unanswered.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European experience has also expanded in urology. A 2025 research letter reported a remote robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using Toumai [4]. In August 2026, a prospective Belgian pilot study reported ten remote radical prostatectomies alongside ten matched procedures performed with the surgeon on site. All ten remote procedures were completed without an intraoperative adverse event or local takeover. One brief connection interruption occurred without clinical consequences [5].<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These findings are encouraging, particularly because the pilot study recorded both clinical results and connection performance. Ten remote operations, however, cannot establish how often rare complications might occur or whether outcomes will remain comparable across different hospitals, teams and network conditions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teams in Spain have also publicly reported remote prostatectomies between hospitals in Madrid and between Belgium and Madrid, as well as a remote nephrectomy with the surgeon in Germany and the patient in Spain [7, 8]. These accounts illustrate clinical activity, but they are <\/span><b>reports from participating teams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, not substitutes for published studies with detailed methods and follow-up.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In gynaecological oncology, a 2026 conference abstract discusses the potential of remote hysterectomy while explicitly recognising the lack of large-scale data and standardised protocols [6]. It should be read as an account of an emerging field, rather than evidence that telesurgery has already established better cancer outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88db906 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88db906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What Makes a Remote Operation Safe?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62d288 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f62d288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A low connection delay helps a surgeon control the instruments, but a single network figure cannot establish that an operation is safe. The reported 155 milliseconds in the transatlantic operation and 20 milliseconds in the Belgian hysterectomy describe different systems and circumstances. They are not universal thresholds that can simply be applied to a future procedure [2, 3].<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparation has to cover the entire operation:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Clinical selection.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The procedure and patient must be suitable for the planned approach.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Clear responsibilities.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Everyone must know who is operating remotely, who is leading the team at the patient\u2019s side and who will make decisions if circumstances change.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>On-site surgical capability.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A qualified surgeon must be ready to intervene or take over according to a rehearsed plan. In the Belgian hysterectomy case, an active dual-console arrangement supported immediate on-site takeover [3].<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tested communication.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The team must check the control connection, surgical video and direct communication between locations, with a response plan for interruption.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Patient information and governance.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Consent, professional responsibilities, data protection and the applicable requirements for the specific procedure must be addressed before surgery.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brief connection interruption recorded in the Belgian pilot study is a useful reminder: even when an operation is completed successfully, technical events need to be anticipated, monitored and reported [5].<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1648e11 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1648e11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Why Could Telesurgery Matter for Patients?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff5281 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dff5281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The potential benefit is access to surgical expertise without requiring every specialist to travel to every operating room. A remote surgeon could participate directly in a selected procedure while the patient receives anaesthesia, hands-on assistance and postoperative care at the local hospital.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That possibility should not be confused with a proven improvement in outcomes. Whether telesurgery provides a meaningful benefit will depend on the patient\u2019s needs, the availability of local expertise, the quality of the surgical team and the results observed over time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa21f6 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa21f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Next Step for the Leonardo da Vinci Center<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fbd14 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53fbd14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Center\u2019s work in robotic surgery, telemedicine and surgical education provides a foundation for examining remote operation. A potential telesurgical intervention would bring together clinical planning, team training, technical testing and careful evaluation of the result.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The model under consideration involves a remote operator who is already a surgeon within the hospital\u2019s established team, with a surgeon present at the patient\u2019s side to lead the on-site team and respond if direct intervention is needed. The precise responsibilities and arrangements would need to be confirmed for the specific procedure before it takes place.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is to determine whether a carefully prepared connection can extend what an experienced surgical team can do for a patient while keeping responsibility and the capacity to act firmly in the operating room.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40ddee elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40ddee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>References<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44b50a rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d44b50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Scientific publications<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rovetta A, Sala R. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/9080348\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Execution of robot-assisted biopsies within the clinical context<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of Image Guided Surgery<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 1995;1(5):280\u2013287.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marescaux J, et al. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC1422462\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcontinental robot-assisted remote telesurgery: feasibility and potential applications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annals of Surgery<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 2002;235(4):487\u2013492.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pazzaglia E, et al. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC12334479\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pioneering telesurgery in gynecology: the first European case of total hysterectomy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of Robotic Surgery<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 2025;19:460.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beatrici E, et al. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/bju.16882\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pioneering European telesurgery: first robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with the Toumai\u00ae system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BJU International<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 2025;136:810\u2013812. Research letter.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">De Naeyer G, et al. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/42619482\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safety and feasibility of telesurgical robot assisted radical prostatectomy: prospective pilot study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BJU International<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Published online August 2026.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pasquini P, et al. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.international-journal-of-gynecological-cancer.com\/article\/S1048-891X%2825%2902792-6\/abstract\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feasibility of remote robot-assisted total hysterectomy: first experience in telesurgery for oncologic gynecology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Journal of Gynecological Cancer<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 2026;36(Suppl 1):103668. Conference abstract.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><b>Reports from participating clinical teams<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.linkedin.com\/posts\/enfermeria-roc-clinic_enfermeriaquirurgica-enfermeriarobotica-activity-7385014036146307072-rb88\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enfermer\u00eda ROC Clinic: remote prostatectomies in Spain and between Belgium and Spain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. LinkedIn post.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/rocclinic_drus2025-toumai-telesurgery-activity-7396869201757634560-rXyD\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ROC Clinic: remote nephrectomy between Germany and Spain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. LinkedIn post.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ba344 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86ba344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Q&amp;A: Remote Robotic Surgery<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6349648 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6349648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What is the difference between tele-mentoring and telesurgery?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07202bf rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07202bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In tele-mentoring, a remote expert guides the surgeon who is operating beside the patient. In telesurgery, the remote surgeon directly controls the robotic instruments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2ba67 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d2ba67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Is the patient alone with a robot?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e65cf2 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e65cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. The patient is in an operating room with an on-site surgical and anaesthesia team. The robot translates a surgeon\u2019s commands into movements; it does not decide how to operate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e4342 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6e4342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What happens if the connection fails?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d304244 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d304244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The response must be planned and tested before surgery. Depending on the system and the situation, the on-site team must be able to secure the patient and take over the procedure when necessary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2707ad elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2707ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Has telesurgery been proven as safe as conventional on-site robotic surgery?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff9a2e rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff9a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Published cases and a small prospective pilot study provide encouraging early results in selected settings. The studies discussed here do not establish equivalent safety across all procedures, hospitals or patients.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d795d0 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d795d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What is the Leonardo da Vinci Center\u2019s role?<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28c7b2 rt-default-class elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e28c7b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Center brings together expertise in robotic surgery, telemedicine, training and clinical research. 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