Rethinking Autonomous Surgery: Focusing on Enhancement over Autonomy.

Journal: European urology focus
Published Date: Jul 8, 2021

Abstract

CONTEXT: As robot-assisted surgery is increasingly used in surgical care, the engineering research effort towards surgical automation has also increased significantly. Automation promises to enhance surgical outcomes, offload mundane or repetitive tasks, and improve workflow. However, we must ask an important question: should autonomous surgery be our long-term goal?

Authors

  • Edoardo Battaglia
  • Jacob Boehm
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
  • Yi Zheng
    Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, 300211 Tianjin, China.
  • Andrew R Jamieson
    Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
  • Jeffrey Gahan
    Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
  • Ann Majewicz Fey
    Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, 75080, USA.

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