The Opportunities of Robot-Assisted Surgery in Team Approach in Patients with Severe Comorbidities

Robot-assisted surgery has significantly accelerated the development of surgery and medicine in general over its more than 20-year history, and it will undoubtedly play an important role in the development of surgery in future. Due to the minimal invasiveness and high technological effectiveness of the operations performed nowadays, this area of surgery allows achieving excellent treatment results in many areas of medicine. Worldwide, this technology is mainly used in urology, gynecology, and general surgery while the range of applications in robotic surgery is constantly expanding. In addition to da Vinci, which is currently the most common and versatile system, new robotic surgical complexes appear in many countries of the world. Robotic surgery has proven to be an effective and safe method of treatment, particularly in patients with severe comorbidities, including cardiovascular, pulmonary pathology, diabetes mellitus, obesity, etc., which is confirmed by numerous studies. The use of robotic surgery in multidisciplinary centers is an extremely important aspect of the successful functioning of the clinic, in the treatment of patients with comorbidities, in which a personalized and patient-oriented approach to treatment is of special importance.