18-Feb-18, Vietnam Net
Only one hospital in Vietnam was equipped with surgical robots in 2014, but the figure had increased to four by the end of 2017.
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Bach Mai hospital in Hanoi launched its robotic systems for joint and neurological operations in Mar-17, making it the first medical facility in Vietnam to employ the technology. Doctors at Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City in Aug-17 performed the country’s first robotic surgery on a liver cancer patient.
4,000 surgical machines were used in the world in 2016, which served 750,000 operations. Most of the operations were for prostate and uterus surgery, as well as kidney, large intestine, and heart disease.