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Global expansion of robotic‑assisted surgery

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Robotic‑assisted surgery continues its rapid diffusion across continents and specialties. In the United States, the Surgical Review Corporation accredited Willis‑Knighton Health and Ballad Health as Centers of Excellence, with Ballad investing $15 million to extend robotic platforms to rural Appalachian hospitals, bringing the total to 23 systems and nearly 30,000 cases since 2018. hospitals. Europe reports near‑universal robotic prostatectomy use in Germany and a therapeutic robot seal pilot in England’s mental‑health services. Scotland’s Royal Alexandra Hospital performed its first robotic bowel‑tumour resection, expanding the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s colorectal programme. Brazil’s rollout emphasizes safety protocols, new imaging capacity, and multi‑country tele‑proctoring. The public SUS system achieved its first long‑distance robotic oncologic tele‑surgery for rectal cancer, linking hospitals 2,700 km apart, and later a partial nephrectomy via Starlink. A 36 % rise in SUS oncologic surgeries in 2025 prompted a R$2.2 billion investment. Recent developments show a 417% increase in Brazilian robotic procedures between 2018 and 2022 compared to the previous decade. To support this, the Institute of Robotic Anatomy and Training (IART) was established to train professionals using “fresh cadavers” to better simulate real-world anatomical relationships. In Brazil, Recent advancements in Brazil include the Ministry of Health has opened opening a public consultation to evaluate integrating robotic-assisted surgery into the SUS for stages I to III rectal cancer to improve precision in pelvic tumor removal. Additionally, Santa Casa de Fernandópolis received accreditation as a High‑Complexity Cardiovascular Assistance Unit. In Florianópolis, a significant milestone for telesurgery, a Chilean urologist successfully performed a remote radical prostatectomy on a patient in Goiânia, Brazil, using the Toumai robotic system. The procedure maintained latency below 200 milliseconds via dedicated fiber optic and 5G networks. Additionally, SOS Cárdio hospital in Florianópolis has performed over 260 robotic procedures, utilizing the Da Vinci X system for minimally invasive coronary‑artery bypasses and mitral‑valve repairs. Macedonia performed its first robot‑assisted prostatectomy using the EdGe system. In Asia, Apollo Children’s Hospital launched India’s first Paediatric Robotic Urology Centre of Excellence, and Kaweah Health (US) and Kasturba Hospital (India) reported first robotic lung‑cancer and tracheal‑cancer resections, respectively.

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  1. 2026-08-28 23:05 UTC Global expansion of robotic‑assisted surgery
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