Robotics-Assisted Surgery IS COMING TO Tenwek Hospital
Benefits of Robotics-Assisted Cardiac Surgery:
* Minimally invasive techniques for complex procedures;
* Greater precision in incisions;
* Avoids the need to cut through the breastbone;
* Less pain, reduced blood loss and lower risk of infection;
* Faster recovery period and shortened hospital stays for patients.
* Minimally invasive techniques for complex procedures;
* Greater precision in incisions;
* Avoids the need to cut through the breastbone;
* Less pain, reduced blood loss and lower risk of infection;
* Faster recovery period and shortened hospital stays for patients.
Dr. Justus Lando is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at AGC Tenwek Hospital's Cardiothoracic Centre, and is dedicated to advancing patient-centered cardiac and thoracic surgical care. As part of the team pioneering robotic-assisted surgery at Tenwek, Dr. Lando is helping build local expertise and bringing world-class surgical innovation closer to patients in Kenya and across Africa. Dr. Lando has been at Tenwek since 2011 and is a graduate of the PAACCS training program. He was also trained at St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne where he gained expertise in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and the ability to conduct minimally invasive surgeries using laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgeries.
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Tenwek Hospital handles 50% of corrective heart surgeries in Kenya annually. Our new state-of-the-art Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC) has the capacity to handle up to 2000 cases per year. The cardiothoracic surgical training program at Tenwek, conducted via the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) and the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) has graduated a cohort of dedicated and specialized surgeons ready to take on this new technology to improve patient outcomes and care.
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