The Daily Populous Sunday August 4th, 2024 night edition
Authored by indiatoday.in and submitted by First_Development101

A doctor in China conducted surgery on a patient 5,000 km away. The surgeon along with his colleagues at Shanghai Chest Hospital carried out a remote operation and removed a lung tumor using a domestically-made 5G surgical robot.

While the surgeon was in Shanghai, the patient and the surgical robot were in Kashgar of Xinjiang Autonomous Region (far West of China), which is approximately 5,000 km away. The surgery was performed on July 13.

Dr Luo Qingquan from Shanghai Chest Hospital, the leading surgeon of the operation, said that success of this operation using surgical robot technology reflects how patients can enjoy high-end medical services in their hometown instead of moving to big cities like Beijing and Shanghai.

Dr Luo Qingquan from Shanghai Chest Hospital, the leading surgeon of the operation. (Photo: Shanghai Chest Hospital)

According to Shanghai Daily, the hospital is the nation's first medical facility carrying out robot-assisted surgery on the chest, and it is also the facility carrying out the largest quantity of such surgery in China.

In addition to conducting robot surgery, the hospital has also been involved in the research and development of robot technology.

India, too, has an indigenous surgical robot system, developed by Dr Sudhir Srivastava's SSI Mantra, that helps doctors conduct robotic surgery even if they're not in proximity to the patient.

The Indian surgical robot is a modular design with over 5 detachable arms, which can be helpful even in heart surgery.

The surgeon sits at the console station, which has a 32-inch monitor and 3D vision. It also contains a safety camera, which detects the doctor's presence. If the doctor looks away, the surgery will be paused automatically.

The 3D vision reduces mistakes and accidents. The instruments used in the surgery are 8 mm in size.

While the operation conducted in China was 5,000 km away, the one recently performed in India was 40 km. The operating surgeon, Dr SK Rawal, medical director of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCIRC) was in Gurgaon and his 52-year-old patient was in Rohini, Delhi.

VoltaicCat on August 3rd, 2024 at 18:10 UTC »

Most nervous person in the room was the IT guy.

iulyyy on August 3rd, 2024 at 15:55 UTC »

Nah man, I didn't accidentally cut his liver, i was lagging.

First_Development101 on August 3rd, 2024 at 15:38 UTC »

A doctor in China conducted surgery on a patient 5,000 km away. The surgeon along with his colleagues at Shanghai Chest Hospital carried out a remote operation and removed a lung tumor using a domestically-made 5G surgical robot. ( 5000 Km = 3106.856 Miles )