Invented in the United States more than a decade ago, robotic surgery has since reached new levels of competence in China.

 

"We are one of the top teams leading the world in the field of robotic cardiac surgery," said Professor Gao Changqing, a cardiac surgeon and vice-president of the PLA General Hospital, where he leads the Cardiac Robotic Surgery Center.

 

In Da Vinci surgery, computerized technology allows a surgeon to manipulate laparoscopic instruments attached to robotic arms while viewing the procedure in three dimensions, just as if it were open surgery.

 

Gao said the precision allowed by the robotic surgery is beyond the skill of human hands and the surgical field can be magnified tenfold.

 

"The technology could help advance medical science and, in the field of Da Vinci surgery, the new tool helps further advance human competence in surgery" he said.

 

Since 2001, Da Vinci robot surgery has been used in the US mostly in urology and gynecology. It began to be used for some cardiovascular surgery in 2003.

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