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The robotic surgical systems market is projected to be worth $7.2bn in 2033, as per GlobalData analysis.
Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) has reported a 98% survival rate for 400 robotic cardiac surgeries performed at the hospital, since programme initiation in February 2019.
The hospital reported that the use of robotics improved patient outcomes, compared to traditional surgical methods.
Robotic surgeries reduced blood transfusions and mechanical ventilation time. The robotic techniques cut the length of stay by over 50%, thereby lowering the costs by 40%, compared to conventional methods.
The robotic surgery may decrease the overall cost of patient stay. There have been studies which report that the cost of conducting the surgery using a...
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