Saudi Arabia's KFSHRC Becomes the First to Conduct Fully Robotic Heart Transplant

TapTechNews September 14th news, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) in Saudi Arabia has recently made medical history by becoming the world's first medical institution to successfully perform a fully robotic heart transplant surgery. This surgery was carried out on a 16-year-old patient with advanced heart failure, marking an important milestone in the development of the field of heart transplant surgery.

According to TapTechNews, the two-and-a-half-hour surgery led by the famous Saudi cardiac surgeon Dr. Firas Khalil demonstrated the great potential of robotic surgery in the medical field. Different from traditional heart transplant which requires a large incision and a longer recovery period, this revolutionary surgery adopted minimally invasive robotic technology, which can access and replace the heart without a chest incision, only opening a small opening about 2.36 inches to 2.76 inches on one side between the patient's ribs. This method is expected to shorten the recovery time and reduce pain and complications.

Before the surgery, Dr. Khalil convened a professional medical team, and he detailed the complexity of the surgery to each member to ensure the safety of the patient and the overall success of the surgery. The medical team made sufficient preparations, including repeating the virtual simulation surgery seven times within three days to ensure the accuracy of the surgery and minimize the risk.

The doctor said that the operation was short and smooth, and the patient did not have complications after the operation. The hospital side said that the advantage of robotic surgery is that it can reduce the patient's pain, shorten the postoperative recovery time, and minimize the risk of complications.