Doc in Salem uses robotic tools to perform hernia surgery on patient in Chennai hosp
The surgery was part of a live demonstration on Friday during the Tamil Nadu Association of Surgeons of India conference. "The aim was to prove that telesurgeries are possible when we have adequate infrastructure," said the surgeon, Dr Parimuthukumar, who went from Chennai's Prashanth Hospital to Salem and operated the console from Dharan Hospital there.
"In robotic surgeries, doctors don't peer over patients.
We operate from a console, watching the monitor. We know robots help doctors perfect surgeries, improve outcomes, and help patients recover faster," said Prashanth Hospital director Prashanth Krishna. With better telecommunications, doctors can use robotic surgical tools to operate remotely on soldiers on battlefields or even astronauts in space, he said.
"Most cities in India have a stable and low-latency network.
We wanted to convince doctors that we can bridge the urban-rural gap in access to care. Patients from anywhere can access top surgeons without having to travel," he said.
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For this, hospitals must invest in robotic surgery tools and high-speed internet to ensure there is no lag between the surgeon's hand movements and the robot's response. The motion images doctors see on the monitor from their consoles when the surgery is underway are high-resolution and magnified.
The 1.30hour hernia surgery on Friday was eventless, doctors said. The Chennai hospital had kept surgeons trained in robotic surgery ready to take over if there was trouble. "But, there was no visible lag. The surgery went well," said Dharan Hospitals MD Dr V Selvaraj. Doctors said the patient is expected to be discharged soon.
TNASI chairman Dr P Sundarraj said more young surgeons must be trained in this technology.
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