Telesurgery Matches Local Surgery in RCT

First randomized trial shows remote robotic urologic procedures achieve comparable success.

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Telesurgery demonstrated noninferiority to local robotic surgery for urologic procedures in a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
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The trial involved 72 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy or partial nephrectomy, randomized 1:1 to telesurgery or local surgery.
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Surgical success rates were 100% for telesurgery and 94% for local surgery, meeting the criteria for noninferiority.
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Operative time and postoperative hospital stay were similar between the two groups, with no significant differences in early recovery metrics.
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Surgeon workload was lower in the telesurgery group, while technical monitoring showed stable system performance over distances up to 2,800 km.

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