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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsGeneral principles Anesthesia for robotic surgery Physiology of pneumoperitoneum Complications Air embolism Arrest. etc Preoperative assessment and patient selection Patient positioning and prevention of injury Bedside - including port placement and docking Draping robot (basic understanding in order to be able to deal with trouble shooting) Need all 4 arms to be draped even if not using Port placement Establishing pneumoperitoneum Hasson Veress Optical Insufflation pressure Complications and trouble shooting Eg. Adhesions, Obesity, Narrow pelvis, Prior surgery or radiotherapy, Existing stoma Docking the robot Modelled on Device teaching Targeting Ensuring adequate space between arms Burping Safety e.g. height limitation Locking instruments to avoid drift Emergency undocking Trouble shooting errors and faults Instruments Familiarity with commonly used laparoscopic instruments for the bedside assistant Inserting and exchanging instruments Diathermy settings Console How does it all work? Basic rundown of buttons etc Controlling the camera Use of different lenses and changing view Understanding when/why to use different lens Swapping between instruments Fourth arm control Clutching Customising your setup Ergonomics Scaling ratio movement Adjusts movement speed to surgeon preference Default 3:1, 2:1, 1.5:1 Available instruments Diathermy settings
