SMS Hospital will begin performing robotic surgeries for cancer and other conditions

Jaipur: The introduction of robot-assisted surgeries would transform Sawai Mansingh Hospital (SMS Hospital), the largest government hospital in Jaipur, into a high-tech facility. Through the Chiranjeevi program, the institution will offer free cancer and hernia procedures. Within the next one to two weeks, two robots worth a combined Rs 25 crore will be delivered. In Rajasthan, a government hospital will now have this facility for the first time.

The SMS Hospital’s departments of general surgery and urology will each house a robot. Robotic surgery is currently available in a few private hospitals in Rajasthan as well as in places like Delhi, Gurgaon, and Mumbai. It is primarily employed for simple procedures and is regarded as the best method for general, urological, and prostate surgery.

The best technique for childcare surgeries, in the opinion of Dr. Jeevan Kankaria, Professor of General Surgery at SMS Medical College, is robotic surgery. Compared to conventional surgical techniques, the machine performs major surgeries with fewer incisions, lessening patient pain and blood loss while hastening recovery.

The machines are anticipated to arrive in Jaipur within the following week, according to Dr. Rajeev Bagrahatta, Principal of Jaipur SMS Medical College. After a further week of installation, doctors will go through a three-week training program to learn how to use the device on simulators.

After the equipment is installed and the doctors have received their training, according to Dr. Bagrahatta, they will be transported to hospitals in other states to gain hands-on experience. They will have the chance to see how the devices are used during the live sessions. By the middle of April, they plan to begin utilizing robots to do patient procedures.

According to Dr. Bagrahatta, the Chiranjeevi scheme now covers the costs of laparoscopic surgery, and the same will be true for robotic surgery, enabling people to get free medical care.

According to Dr. Jeevan Kankaria, the use of robotic surgery will be advantageous for a number of additional surgical operations, including those for hernias, eclampsia, colorectal cancer, and malignant tumours. Robotic surgery will make these procedures easier to perform, more effective, and quicker. He explained that if the surgeons are skilled at executing this procedure, the outcomes will outperform those of standard hand surgery and laparoscopy.