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Telesurgery Matches Local Surgery in RCT

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

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  • Doug Brunk

  • February 23, 2026

  • 3 min

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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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Telesurgery Matches Local Surgery in RCT

  • by Doug Brunk

  • February 23, 2026

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