Da Vinci robotic surgical procedures are considered to be even more minimally invasive
than laparoscopic procedures, which are themselves a drastic improvement over open surgical techniques. For example, an individual undergoing a radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer may lose approximately 1355 milliliters of blood in open surgical procedures, 380 ml in a laparoscopic procedure, but only 109 ml in da Vinci robotics surgical procedures. Complications, cancer control, and restored function, recuperation time and hospital stays are also extremely shortened by utilizing robotic surgical techniques.