Surgery is one of the many fields that has continued to evolve alongside technology. New machines have led to improved surgical procedures, less down time for patients, less waiting and more medical center visits. Given the numerous developments that have occurred over the past ten years, let's examine what you should expect as a patient in the high-tech world of modern surgery.

Minimally Invasive Procedures





Numerous procedures that required opening a patient up to operate have been replaced by minimally invasive surgeries. These surgeries are quicker, less painful, less scarring and ultimately better for the patient. One study found that

minimally invasive surgeries significantly reduce the cost of surgery and reduced the number of days a patient required to recuperate

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Robot-Assisted Surgeries



Surgeons have always required steady hands, but their hands have been limited in the ways that they can operate. Robots, on the other hand, can have “hands” that are actually tools designed to perform minimally invasive procedures.Given the integration of cameras and other unique diagnostic devices that can be more flexible than plain eyesight, this allows robot-assisted surgeries to do things that traditional surgeons can't do.This results in less costs, a quicker period of recovery and a surgery that takes significantly less time than traditional surgeries.



Smoother Medical Center visits



The one thing most patients are familiar with is the fact that visits to any given medical center requires a significant amount of waiting. Even same-day surgeries are plagued with delays.The good news is that technology has made it so ambulatory surgical centers run on an even more timely basis. Companies like

Nueterra

partner with modern centers to help create an infrastructure that makes same-day surgery require significantly less than a day.They manage this by improving patient record management, screening and other necessary parts of healthcare that tend to cause delays between surgeries.



