KARACHI: Speakers at a webinar organised by the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and the Dow University of Health Sciences on Saturday highlighted the uses and benefits of robotic surgery and how it was transforming the field of medicine the world over.
The Society of Surgeons of Pakistan, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Pakistan and Pakistan Association of Urological Surgeons (PAUS) also collaborated in the event.
During the webinar titled ‘The role of robotic surgery in developing countries’ speakers focused on the role of robotic surgery in the fields of urology, general surgery and gynaecology.
There was a general consensus that robotic surgery would become a hallmark of surgery due to its benefits which include significantly less pain, less blood loss, less risk of infection, less scarring, shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery time.
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European medicines regulator approves Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
21 Dec 2020 A frontline medical worker receives the Pfizer vaccine at the Virginia Hospital Centre. AFP
Europe s medicines regulator on Monday approved the use of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by US company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech , putting Europe on course to start inoculations within a week.
The European Medicines Agency said the historic step paved the way for vaccinations to finally start within days across the 27-nation EU where cases of the disease are surging.
European Union countries including Germany, France, Austria and Italy have said they plan to start vaccinations from Dec.27 as Europe tries to catch up with the United States and Britain, where inoculations began earlier this month.