Robotic colonoscopy Dr P Premchand MD FRCP Consultant Gastroenterologist Queens Hospital, Romford Introducing new technique in colonoscopy
Painless Safe, no perforation risk No decontamination Robotic colonoscopy Painless Safe, no perforation risk No decontamination
Conventional colonoscopy Require sedation in almost all cases Painful Perforation risk of about one in 2000 in diagnostic and up to 1 in 500 in therapeutic colonoscopy Requires decontamination
Robotic colonoscopy Disposable, no decontamination No sedation Painless (except of the air insufflation) Only one nurse required in the room Perforation extremely rare as no push required Can be very useful in difficult and failed colonoscopies
Robotic colonoscopy Cost 600 per procedure Takes longer and can only do 4 cases in a list Therapeutics yet to be perfected Can be used as first line for elderly patients with difficult colons