Rosa T. Rueda-Cruz, Gerencia de Línea de Servicio de Cirugía, Centro Médico ABC, Ciudad de México, Mexico
María S. Sotelo-Bastida, Coordinación de Cirugía Robótica, Centro Médico ABC, Ciudad de México, México
José M. Gutiérrez-Zamudio, Línea de Servicio de Cirugía, Centro Médico ABC, Campus Observatorio, Ciudad de México, México
Fernando S. Aranda-Rodríguez, Línea de Servicio de Cirugía, Centro Médico ABC, Campus Santa Fe, Ciudad de México, México
Nohemi Vargas-Jiménez, Coordinación de Línea de Servicio de Cirugía, Centro Médico ABC, Ciudad de México, México
Madeleine Marcué-Arana, Gerencia de Línea de Servicio de Cirugía, Centro Médico ABC, Ciudad de México, México
María de LB Hernández-Ortiz, Gerencia de Línea de Servicio de Ortopedia y Neurocirugía, Centro Médico ABC, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Background: Advances in robotic surgery must continue to progress and be adapted despite unexpected events such as the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the behavior and acceptance of the da Vinci surgical system with the change of location to Campus Santa Fe during the SARS-Co-V2 pandemic. Materials and methods: The robotic surgery team of the ABC Medical Center during the analyzed period was the Da Vinci Si. The surgeries performed from 2017 to June 2022 are included, as well as the specialties and number of surgeons certified within the Robotic Surgery Program. Results: From the beginning of the Robotic Surgery Program until June 2022, 1064 procedures were performed; during the pandemic and with the change of location to the Santa Fe campus, we had an increase in the number of procedures, mainly in the specialty of general surgery. To keep elective surgery safe, different protocols for admission and programming of surgical procedures were implemented, including a sufficient supply of diagnostic tests for SAR S-CoV-2 and trained personnel to continue with the quality care that characterizes the institution. Conclusions: Due to the success of the Robotic Surgery Program at the ABC Medical Center despite the pandemic, the low incidence rate and the protocols adapted for SARS-CoV-2, it was possible to increase the quantity of procedures with this type of approach, resulting in being a national reference. For the creation of other programs and committees of Robotic Surgery.
Keywords: Robotic surgery. Da Vinci robot. Surgery in a pandemic.