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Operating Room Setup, Instrumentation, and Safety Considerations in Transoral Robotic Surgery

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Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) currently requires the use of the da Vinci® Robotic System (Intuitive Surgical Inc, Sunnyvale, CA) in the operating room setting. This chapter details important perioperative considerations that relate to equipment setup, instrumentation, patient safety, and appropriate staffing and communication to ensure safe and efficient management of patients undergoing TORS.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Jumaily M.D. & Gregory A. Grillone M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, 88 East Newton Street, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Lance Maggiacomo R.N., B.S.N.

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Correspondence to Lance Maggiacomo R.N., B.S.N. .

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Gregory A. Grillone

  2. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Skullbase Surgery, Boston University Medical Campus, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Scharukh Jalisi

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Jumaily, J.S., Maggiacomo, L., Grillone, G.A. (2015). Operating Room Setup, Instrumentation, and Safety Considerations in Transoral Robotic Surgery. In: Grillone, G., Jalisi, S. (eds) Robotic Surgery of the Head and Neck. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1547-7_5

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