China News Service, Hangzhou, August 15 (Reporter Guo Qiyu and intern Su Lihao) The reporter learned from the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (hereinafter referred to as "Zhejiang University Children's Hospital") on the 15th that the hospital recently passed the Da Vinci surgical robot , The isolated lung of a 7-month-old baby was successfully removed. Since the introduction of the first Da Vinci surgical robot in the National Children's Specialty Hospital on April 1, the Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University has successfully completed more than 100 Da Vinci robotic surgeries.
In recent years, the widespread application of surgical robots is one of the development trends of minimally invasive surgery. The reporter learned that the Da Vinci surgical robot uses a wide range of endoscopic surgery control systems, allowing doctors to control the robotic arm by observing the three-dimensional endoscopic surgery screen on the console far away from the operating table to perform precise surgery for the patient.
Da Vinci surgical robot demonstrates threading the needle. Photo courtesy of Zhejiang University Nursery
“Children’s tissues and organs are smaller than adults and have finer blood vessels. The Da Vinci surgical robot has a 360-degree rotatable arm and shockproof function, which is especially suitable for children’s minimally invasive surgery.” said Shu Qiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Zhejiang University Children’s Hospital , Da Vinci robot surgery has the characteristics of small trauma and quick recovery, which can reduce the pain of children during and after surgery, and has a wide range of applications in the field of pediatric surgery.
In view of the characteristics of the current Da Vinci robotic surgery, Shu Qiang said, “Conventional disease surgery is increasing, and Da Vinci robotic surgery is also constantly enriched. Currently, multiple groups of surgical teams in the Department of Urology and Thoracic Surgery in the Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University To explore other fields."
In this way, the heart deformity of the previous patient was successfully corrected by the Da Vinci surgical robot. The entire operation took only about 1 hour and the bleeding was less than 2 ml. This is also the first domestic ligation of patent ductus arteriosus assisted by a Da Vinci robot. The successful implementation of this operation means that children with congenital heart disease can be treated more precisely with the Da Vinci surgical robot.
"Although the advantages are significant, it does not mean that all surgeries are suitable for Da Vinci robots." According to Gao Zhigang, Director of General Surgery of Zhejiang University Children's Hospital and Director of Endoscopy Center, Da Vinci robots are only suitable for operations with higher complexity and a certain degree of difficulty. At the same time, it is necessary to comprehensively consider cost factors and consider the families of children. (Finish)