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Robots in Healthcare: a Scoping Review
Ahmed Ashraf Morgan1, Jordan Abdi1, Mohammed A Q Syed2
1Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Purpose Of Review:
Robots are increasingly being adopted in healthcare to carry out various tasks that enhance patient care. This scoping review aims to establish the types of robots being used in healthcare and identify where they are deployed.
Recent Findings:
Technological advancements have enabled robots to conduct increasingly varied and complex roles in healthcare. For instance, precision tasks such as improving dexterity following stroke or assisting with percutaneous coronary intervention.
Summary:
This review found that robots have played 10 main roles across a variety of clinical environments. The two predominant roles were surgical and rehabilitation and mobility. Although robots were mainly studied in the surgical theatre and rehabilitation unit, other settings ranged from the hospital ward to inpatient pharmacy. Healthcare needs are constantly evolving, as demonstrated by COVID-19, and robots may assist in adapting to these changes. The future will involve increased telepresence and infrastructure systems will have to improve to allow for this.
Supplementary Information:
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43154-022-00095-4.
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