What term is used when the surgeon performs the surgical procedure miles away from the surgeon?

Remote surgery is essentially advanced telecommuting for surgeons, where the physical distance between the surgeon and the patient is less relevant.

Telesurgery is an emerging surgical system that utilizes wireless networking and robotic technology to connect surgeons and patients who are distantly located from one another [1].

A Des Moines man whose recent 47-hour operation for a congenital defect in the arteries set a world record, was listed in stable condition. James Boydston, 24, underwent surgery at the Veterans Administration Hospital and physicians and relatives describe his recovery as a “miracle.” Boydston’s physician, Dr.

Brian Day as well as a team of engineering students. The robot was used in an orthopaedic surgical procedure on 12 March 1984, at the UBC Hospital in Vancouver.