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Article Review #3 Eric Johnson Ferris State University

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Childress, V. W. (2007). Robotic Surgery. Technology Teacher, 66(8), 9-13.

I was able to find this article using Wilson OmniFile Full-Text Select. I really like this database for several reasons. One reason is because I have always used Cinhal, and they are very similar, almost identical. Wilson OmniFile is very easy to navigate and find articles based on whether or not they are full text, and it is easy to weed out articles that may be out of date using the option of selecting a range of the years the article was published. I will continue to use this database in the future for finding relevant articles to my study. The article, Robotic Surgery is a very interesting article. It describes the new technology that is being used for surgeries in operating rooms across the country. Robotic Surgery gives in depth information on the most popular surgery robot, the da Vinci Surgical Robot. This million dollar machine allows for minimally invasive surgeries to be performed even more effective and safer for the patient, with the benefit of the patient having less recovery time. The robot consists of three to four arms, these arms take place of the surgeons arms. One arm holds the camera, and the other two operating as the surgical instruments. The fourth arm provides the option of another surgical instrument. The da Vinci Surgical Robot allows the surgeon to operate with precise control and fingertip accuracy. There is one surgeon who is at the surgical field, while one to three surgeons sit at a control system away from the surgical field. The control system, operated by the surgeon, allows the surgeon to manipulate the robots laparoscopic devices, or arms. This is made possible due to the control consoles grasping devices called masters. Masters are multi-axes switching devices that control circuits

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when the surgeon moves his or her own wrists, hands, and fingers. The surgeons wrists, hands, and fingers are gloved by the mast input devices. (Childress, 2007) I chose this article because I work in the operating room, I am being trained as a circulator nurse, and to help set up the da Vinci Robot. I am very excited to see how this robot will function. I have seen the da Vinci Surgical Robot function, and when reading this article the author was right on with how the robot works. This article is a great piece of education for those who may not understand what a robot assisted surgery really is. If asked how to describe the robot to people, I would direct them to this article, not only does it tell about the da Vinci Surgical Robot, it also describes why it is used. Seeing a laparoscopic surgery done, for example a laparoscopic hysterectomy done by a surgeon compared to the robot is a big difference. The patients healing time is significantly improved with the robot, and the blood loss is little to none. The surgeries tend to take longer with the robot, but are done with great accuracy. Having seen the robot before reading this article makes this article seem like it is spot on to what happens, very accurate and correct. Knowing more of the mechanisms that make this robot work will really help to contribute to my profession, and my skills as being a circulating nurse who can function within the da Vinci Surgical Robot room.