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Surgery resident @AaronGilani asked why people close the fascia of trocar sites with a figure-of-eight suture instead of a horizontal mattress.
Let us look at these briefly via one of my experiments.
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There has been a lot of buzz after @elonmusk said @Tesla Optimus robots could replace surgeons in 2 to 3 years. The timeline is unrealistic but the direction is not wrong.
Let us be honest. Surgical technical skill is replaceable. There is enormous variability across humans and robotics has the potential to level that playing field by offering consistency endurance and precision that humans simply cannot match at scale.
That excites me.
And this is not just about hands. There is also real variability in surgical decision making. When to proceed when to pause when to stop. AI driven systems can help here too by integrating data pattern recognition and probabilistic guidance in ways humans do not always do well under pressure.
In many ways that could make surgery better and safer.
Where the hype still gets ahead of reality is full autonomy in the face of true uncertainty. Surgery is filled with moments that are hard to model. Unexpected bleeding anomalous anatomy subtle tissue cues and the judgment of when risk has crossed a line.
We are likely decades away if we ever get there from fully outsourcing that responsibility.
So no surgeons are not disappearing anytime soon. But surgical skill absolutely is becoming more replaceable.
The future is robotics doing more and humans remaining accountable. @EricTopol @grahamwalker @daniel_kraftView quoted post on X
The dying specialty of “General Surgery”, as noted by authors from each and every decade over the last 100 years.View quoted post on X
A statue of The Predator from ‘PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS’ at the film’s premiere.View quoted post on X
