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29 March 2024

Robot cardiac surgery in UAE's Al Qassimi hospital

The technology assists doctors in accurate surgeries that may take a long time. (Supplied)

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By Wam

Abdul Rahman Mohamed Al Owais, UAE Minister of Health, lauded the directives of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to raise healthcare services for UAE nationals through the approval of initiatives, to fulfill the needs and requirements of Al Qassimi Hospital with the allocating Dh54 million to provide the hospital with modern equipment.

Dr Youssif Al Serkal, Assistant Undersecretary for Hospitals’ Sector, stated that the foundation principles of the Ministry of Health are highly noble and at the same time support the strategies of the United Arab Emirates in creating positive beneficial achievements for both patients and visitors.

Dr Arif Al Nouriani, CEO of Al Qassimi Hospital, Cardio Consultant and Health of Cardiac Catheter Unit in Al Qassimi Hospital, said: "The Ministry of Health launched the first modern medical equipment in Al Qassimi Hospital by using a robot to conduct catheterization and cardiac surgery, all through computerised systems and under the supervision of an efficient doctor who is highly efficient in dealing with complex medical sophisticated and advanced robots.

“The modern robot is characterised in the cultivation of stents and helps in reducing re-catheterization to preserve the safety of the patient’s health. Robot surgery is considered one of the latest advanced techniques in medicine and is high encouraged in the developed countries.”

The technology assists doctors to conduct accurate surgeries that may take a long time depending on laparoscopic surgical devices, computer imaging and remote control devices that assist the doctor surgeon to perform the operation easily.

It is noted that the device has been fixed in Al Qassimi Hospital on 24/6/2014 and the first successful operation was conducted on 26/6/2014.
Robot consultants from the United States of America participated in the operation.

Followed by these operations, the medical and technical staff attended a number of operations till 10/8/2014 of which nine surgeries were conducted by robot - two UAE nationals and seven expatriates, between the ages of 49 and 79.  The training took place in the UAE and USA.

The robot is characterised for its following features: Accuracy in the cultivation of stents (1 mm) or less to reduce the possibility or re-catheterization in order to maintain the safety of the patient.

It also saves the number of fixed stents since doctors currently use additional numbers of stents either due to miscalculation or unsuccessful operations.

Therefore, the robot will reduce the consumption of costly stents. The device reduces the risk proportion of exposure to radiation by the treating physician.

Additionally, it decreases the exposure to radiation by 95 per cent and protects patients from bone or spine diseases due to standing for long hours under the pressure of lead.

Furthermore, the robot can make accurate moves in a very limited space without trembling fingers; if a human doctor gets exhausted, the robot’s sensitive arm can move carefully inside the human’s body causing less possible damages to nerves and tissues during the operation.

It also reduces the degree of pains through surgery and reduces the risks of complications and dangers after the operation.