Robotic Surgery
Robotic Surgery
With a dedication to medical excellence, Mission Hospital offers the latest advancements in robotics technology; the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.
Robot-assisted surgeries are high-tech procedures with the potential for significantly less pain, decreased risk of complications, shorter hospital stays and faster returns to normal daily activities.
Mission Hospital was the first hospital in south Orange County to use the Da Vinci Xi Robotic System, a state-of-the-art surgical machine that’s revolutionized the way complex surgeries are performed. With the da Vinci Surgical System, surgeons operate through just a few small incisions, and use robotic arms to complete their procedures.
The da Vinci robot is made up of various arms attached to a base unit. The robot’s base is wired to a computer console, where every arm movement is controlled by a trained and experienced surgeon. The arms feature various tools, including:
- Endoscopic cameras for viewing inside the body
- Sharp, scissor-like instruments for cutting
- Wristed instruments with a high range of motion
- Sophisticated sewing tools that resemble tiny pliers
- Laser tools and miniature scalpels
The System’s endoscopic cameras create a magnified 3-D high-definition vision system and its tiny wristed instruments can bend and rotate more than the human hand. As a result, da Vinci enables your surgeon to operate with enhanced vision, precision and control.
Thanks to our advanced surgical program, patients who undergo robotic surgery have the opportunity to experience better outcomes and benefits. These include:
- Smaller incisions and less tissue damage and smaller scars
- Increased precision for complex surgeries
- Decreased blood loss (and reduced need for transfusions)
- Less pain after surgery and less risk of infection
- Shorter hospital stay
- Quicker recovery and return to normal activities
We’re able to use the latest in advanced medical technology to assist in:
- Cancer Surgery
- Pelvic Health
- Bariatric Surgery
- Laparoscopy
- Lumpectomy
- Breast Conservation Surgery
- Partial Gastrectomy
- Simple Prostatectomy
- Thoracic Surgery
- Tilt Table
- Total Gastrectomy
- Whipple Procedure
Thank you for trusting us with your surgical care. We know you might have questions and concerns about what happens on the day of surgery. Rest assured—our nurses, doctors and caregivers are committed to providing you with an exceptional experience. Our goal is to deliver care with excellence, dignity and compassion.
Here’s what to expect:
- When you arrive at the hospital, you’ll check in at registration. Please bring your insurance card and another form of identification. If you wear hearing aids, please leave them in. If you have a co-pay or deductible, please bring your appropriate form of payment. Please do not wear jewelry.
- You’ll provide the name and phone number of the responsible adult driving you home after surgery. A competent adult should also remain with you for the next 24 hours after surgery. If you don’t have a responsible adult ready to help you, we may have to postpone your surgery.
- A pre-op nurse will ask about your health history. The nurse may also start an IV, if necessary.
- The pre-op nurse might also take steps to prevent infections, clots and pneumonia. These may include:
- Cleaning your skin with CHG (chlorhexidine gluconate) wipes
- Using mouthwash or iodine nasal wipes
- Applying leg compression devices
- Clipping your hair at the surgical site
- You’ll talk to your operating room (OR) nurse, who will be with you during surgery. You’ll also talk to your anesthesiologist and your surgeon before surgery. This is a good time to ask any questions.
- You’ll then sign consents for surgery and anesthesia. The surgeon will mark the surgical site as a safety measure (if applicable).
NOTE: Visitors are allowed in pre-op area after the pre-op admission process. However, no visitors are permitted in the recovery area.
Caregivers will transport you into the OR by your surgical care team and transfer you to an OR bed. Some patients receive medication on their way into the OR to help them relax.
- After surgery, you’ll wake up in the recovery room.
- A personal nurse will assist you and monitor for complications you as you wake up.
- Tell your nurse know if you have any pain and what the pain level is from 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain you’ve ever experienced.
- Let your nurse know if you have any nausea or are feeling cold or hot.
- When you’re ready for discharge from the recovery room, you’ll go to your hospital room or go home, as appropriate.
- You’ll receive personalized discharge instructions. These may include the following:
- How to increase your activity
- When to shower
- How to ease back in to eating
- What complications you should call the doctor about, such as fever, uncontrolled vomiting/bleeding, etc.
- When to make a follow-up visit with the doctor
- When to take medications
- How to prevent side effects of some medications (for example, taking stool softeners with opioid pain medications to manage constipation)
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