The medical team at the cardiac center of King Fahd University Hospital in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, affiliated with Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, has successfully performed the first open-heart surgery using surgical robotics.
During the procedure, doctors implanted three arteries in a 58-year-old patient suffering from angina. Diagnostic heart catheterization revealed severe new narrowing in three of his arteries, necessitating surgical intervention.
The patient also suffers from multiple conditions, including a neck bone fracture, chronic lung swelling, high blood pressure, sugar, and cholesterol levels.
The surgery was meticulously and accurately performed by a specialized medical team trained in using advanced technology.
Following this medical achievement, it is expected that patients will benefit from the precise and effective healthcare delivery enabled by robotic technology.
Open heart surgeries require high precision and craftsmanship. Therefore, surgical robotics technology has been developed to assist in executing these operations more accurately and effectively.
The surgical robot allows surgeons to perform precise and controlled movements, thanks to its precise robotic arm and integrated advanced technology, reducing the chances of human error and increasing the success rate of the procedure.
The cardiac center at King Fahd University Hospital in Khobar is one of the very few centers in Saudi Arabia conducting such operations.
It is the first center in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia to perform open-heart surgery using surgical robotics.
