Surrey robotic surgery team sets new record

A hospital trust has said that a surgical team has carried out a record-breaking number of robotically-assisted prostate removals in a single day.

The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust said 12 prostate cancer patients had radical prostatectomies in one day, after the department had developed a “safe but efficient” way to maximise the number of such procedures it could perform.

Consultant surgeon at the trust Wissam Abou Chedid said no procedures were rushed and added that they had reduced the waiting list by 25 per cent in a single day.

Matthew Perry, consultant urological surgeon and clinical director of urology, said it involved “an incredible amount” of planning and a “fantastic team”.

Mr Chedid added “In a single day we have significantly reduced our waiting list and 12 men who were anxiously awaiting surgery have received the care they need.

“No cases were rushed and the operations themselves took the same amount of time.  We were just able to reduce the turnaround time between each patient.”

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