Hospital successfully carries out robotic surgeries on 222 patients in only ten months

The Ho Chi Minh City-based Binh Dan Hospital hosted a ceremony on October 28 to mark one year since its deployment of robotic surgery for adults in Vietnam and to receive the third class Labour Order.

A robotic surgery at Binh Dan Hospital. (Credit: sggp.org.vn)

As the pioneer of robotic technology in endoscopic surgery, the hospital is the first medical facility in Vietnam to apply the most modern technique in the world in a minimally invasive surgery for patients. Just over ten months since its inception, 222 patients have been treated with surgical robots, with 59 of them diagnosed with prostate cancer and 54 with colorectal cancer. About 60 patients with disadvantaged background received reduced or zero fees.

This is a breathtaking figure even for surgical robotic system manufacturers when making comparison to other large robotic surgery centres around the world. Particularly, with the understanding of the body and anatomy of Vietnamese people, robotic surgeons from Binh Dan Hospital have been highly valued by foreign colleagues for their technical sophistication in robotic surgical practice.

After nearly one year of implementation, so far the hospital has completed the list of 14 disease types which can be operated on using robotic surgery approved by the Ministry of Health. In addition, 14 of its doctors sent abroad for training have been certified to meet international standards for robotic surgery.

(Source: NDO)