Saudi Arabia's King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) has performed the world's first robotic heart transplant.
This is a major medical breakthrough, and a robotic heart transplant was successfully performed on a 16-year-old patient. The patient had severe heart failure and underwent a heart transplant in a two-and-a-half-hour operation.
It takes a long time for the patient to recover after a traditional heart transplant, but this new procedure does not require a chest incision to replace the heart. This allows the patient to recover faster, reduce pain, and reduce the risk of complications.
A team led by Saudi surgeon Dr. Feras Khaliel performed the robotic heart transplant. A lot of preparation was done by the medical team for the success of the operation and the safety of the patient, during which the process was repeated 7 times in a virtual manner over a period of 3 days.
Experts expect the success of the operation to lead to significant advances in heart health while also demonstrating the utility of robotic surgery for complex heart operations. The use of robotic techniques without cutting the chest will help reduce the cost of this operation and help patients recover faster.
Dr. Feras Khaliel said that the success of the world's first robotic heart transplant is not only a revolutionary development but also in line with the Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to improve the quality of life.
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