title: Anesthetic considerations for robotic prostatectomy: a review of the literature.
abstract: Since the first robotic prostatectomy in 2000, the number of prostatectomies performed using robot-assisted laparoscopy has been increasing. As of 2009, 90,000 robotic radical prostatectomies were performed worldwide, and 80% of all radical prostatectomies performed in the United States were performed robotically. Robotic prostatectomy is becoming more common globally because of the many advantages offered to patients, primarily due to the minimally invasive nature of the procedure. Several new perioperative concerns and challenges for anesthesiologists and are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Hamdy.Elsayed-Awad@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Hamdy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.forename: Christian M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Galina T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Dimitrova
authors.forename: Ronney
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abaza
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Hara
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012371:Robotics; D014481:United States