India, Jan. 29 -- New research suggests that a surgeon no longer needs to be in the same room as the patient, and that operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot through a secure video-link is also viable. London (PAMedia/dpa) - Surgeons can safely perform two common operations from up to 2,800 kilometres away, the equivalent of a medic in southern Europe operating on a patient in the UK, according to a study. Researchers said the evidence on telesurgery - operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot through a secure video-link - remains "scarce" as they set out to examine the success of common procedures on the prostate and kidney. Academics from China wanted to examine whether telesurgery is comparable, or "non-infer...