One consultant who has embraced the arrival of robotic surgery is Hemant Sheth.
Hemant is one of four surgeons at Ealing Hospital trained to use the De Vinci robot.
“There’s a lot of excitement about it in the hospital at the moment,” said Hemant who has used the robot in 19 procedures since it arrived a month ago.
“It’s a big investment but offers minimally invasive surgery so patient recovery times are faster and there is reduced risk of infection.”
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Ealing Hospital's surgical robot winning hearts and minds
The hospital recently celebrated its 50th procedure using a Da Vinci robot that arrived five weeks ago.
The multi-million pound robot is primarily used in low-complexity, high-volume cases to help reduce waiting lists.
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