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Last September, a living donor kidney transplant was performed for the first time using the Da Vinci single-port (SP) robotic platform.
The procedure allows the kidney to be implanted through a single 7 cm incision.
With six surgical robots, the hospital leads robotic surgery in the state.
In 2025, eleven people received a left ventricular assist device implant at the HUB, the highest figure recorded in the entire State.
The technological evolution of these devices has improved patients' quality of life and has established them as a bridge to a heart transplant or even as a destination therapy.
The procedures performed with surgical robots in Catalonia have risen from 1,288 in 2018 to 9,402 in 2025, representing an increase of over 700% in eight years. During this period, Bellvitge Hospital has been increasing its robotic surgery year-on-year, making it the Catalan centre with the highest activity in this field.