Research Article

Accuracy of Robot-Assisted Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Placement under Regional Anesthesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

The protocol of robot-assisted percutaneous endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion under regional anesthesia.

Key steps of this surgery

(1) Preoperative planning
(2) Patient preparation and education
(3) Monitoring and sedation
(4) Epidural anesthesia
(5) Working platform installed and robot registration
(6) Adequate local anesthesia
(7) Drilling under the guidance of the robot
(8) Pedicle screw inserted
(9) Screw evaluation with fluoroscopy
(10) Decompression and interbody fusion
(11) Postanesthetic care unit observation (1 hour)
(12) Postoperative MRI and CT (1 day after surgery)
(13) Walking with waist support (1 day after surgery)