Freehand-robot-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery: Initial experience in the Trinidad and Tobago

Figure 1 Operating room setup using the FreeHand (R) surgical robot. A: The operating room is setup for a right hemicolectomy, with the patient supine and the left hand tucked in. The laparoscopic stack (T) and the robot (R) are placed at the right side of the bed, while the surgeon and scrub nurse stand at the patient's left side; B: The operating room is setup for a left colectomy, with the right hand tucked in and the robot (R) and laparoscopic stack (T) at the patient's left; C: For an anterior resection, the patient is in a reversed trendelenburg position with both hands tucked in. The robot (R) is fixated to the left bed rail and the stack at the patient's feet.