RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Seha Virtual Hospital has performed 11 consecutive remote robotic surgeries, enabling patients to receive care without traveling.
According to the hospital, the surgical team in Riyadh performed the procedures remotely on patients in Hail and other locations across Riyadh, as part of a network being expanded to cover multiple locations across Saudi Arabia, including remote areas.
The procedures included a right lower-lobe resection, the second remote lobectomy of its kind performed worldwide and the fifth remote pneumonectomy globally, as well as sleeve gastrectomy, hernia repair, pelvic exploration and hysterectomy.
The initiative is part of the Saudi protocol for remote surgical procedures project, launched by Seha Virtual Hospital as a national framework for regulating robotic medical interventions in line with quality and safety standards.
The robotic surgical systems used in the project have been approved by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority for clinical use and comply with the Kingdom’s regulatory and safety requirements.
