TY - GEN
T1 - Ethical discussions for autonomous robotic surgeries
AU - Chang, Victor
AU - Kamanooru, Mohana R.
AU - Darko, Gilbert Tsibu
N1 - Copyright 2021 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
PY - 2021/12/19
Y1 - 2021/12/19
N2 - Artificial Intelligence is extensively applied and evolving in every field with emerging new techniques and approaches. Similarly, in the health care sector, robotic surgeries are expanding too. The significant leap from the fourth generation to the fifth generation of robots in the medical sector involves crucial decision making, robust infrastructure, and addressing ethical and legal obligations. This research addresses the ethical concern that may arise if surgeons are replaced with autonomous Robots. In this research, we performed a mixed-method approach involving quantitative (various literature reviews) and a qualitative survey which involved 60 participants and was conducted online. 52% of the respondents were not ready for complete automation of surgeries, and 77% were opposed to the possibility of the robot replacing surgeons. 75% of respondents recommended that surgeons monitor the interaction and that robots are aided than being entirely autonomous. Although surgeon substitution is not an ethical choice, these skills should be included in anesthetic and surgical preparation curricula and improved in a simulation environment. The future of this area requires exposure to continuous technological advancement and costing models and healthcare benefit networks for the next wave of robotic systems to achieve a foothold in the new healthcare industry.
AB - Artificial Intelligence is extensively applied and evolving in every field with emerging new techniques and approaches. Similarly, in the health care sector, robotic surgeries are expanding too. The significant leap from the fourth generation to the fifth generation of robots in the medical sector involves crucial decision making, robust infrastructure, and addressing ethical and legal obligations. This research addresses the ethical concern that may arise if surgeons are replaced with autonomous Robots. In this research, we performed a mixed-method approach involving quantitative (various literature reviews) and a qualitative survey which involved 60 participants and was conducted online. 52% of the respondents were not ready for complete automation of surgeries, and 77% were opposed to the possibility of the robot replacing surgeons. 75% of respondents recommended that surgeons monitor the interaction and that robots are aided than being entirely autonomous. Although surgeon substitution is not an ethical choice, these skills should be included in anesthetic and surgical preparation curricula and improved in a simulation environment. The future of this area requires exposure to continuous technological advancement and costing models and healthcare benefit networks for the next wave of robotic systems to achieve a foothold in the new healthcare industry.
KW - Autonomous robots
KW - Robotic surgeries (RSs)
KW - Surgeon replacement
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85124704050&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/12128/2622616/Ethical-discussions-for-autonomous-robotic-surgeries/10.1117/12.2622616.full
U2 - 10.1117/12.2622616
DO - 10.1117/12.2622616
M3 - Conference publication
AN - SCOPUS:85124704050
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - SPIE Proceedings Volume 12128, Second International Conference on Industrial IoT, Big Data, and Supply Chain
A2 - Chang, Victor
A2 - Zhu, Yongxin
A2 - Yu, Hong
PB - SPIE
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Industrial IoT, Big Data, and Supply Chain 2021
Y2 - 15 October 2021 through 17 October 2021
ER -