Doctor uses robots in the operating room

Welsch uses robotic technology in his gynecology practice at The Jackson Clinic, and he sent a note to the conference organizer offering to make a presentation on it.

"What they explained to me is some of those are societal expectations and some of those are actually government-driven, that the government will take money back from a hospital, or not pay a hospital as much, if they don't keep the patient in for a certain number of days, which is a very different system than we have here," Welsch said.

Before his presentation, Welsch's daughter helped him edit over an hour of video into 10 minutes of clips from an unusual but ultimately successful surgery last fall for which robotic technology was particularly helpful in keeping the patient safe and repairing a defect to minimize future risk.

[...] it's a very uncommon thing to encounter, but something that was almost an ideal application for this miniaturized, highly precise surgical technology where we can see things in three-dimensional, high-definition vision and then use these miniaturized instruments to very gently and delicately operate around the tissue.

Just from a surgical perspective, having this type of device that enhances our ability as surgeons and allows us to perform surgery better and safer for patients I think has been a win-win all around.