Surgery

Multiclass wound image classification using an ensemble deep CNN-based classifier.

Acute and chronic wounds are a challenge to healthcare systems around the world and affect many people's lives annually. Wound classification is a key step in wound diagnosis that would help clinicians to identify an optimal treatment procedure. Hence, having a high-performance classifier assists wound specialists to classify wound types with less financial and time costs. Different wound classifi...

An assessment of contamination pickup on ground robotic vehicles for nuclear surveying application.

Ground robotic vehicles are often deployed to inspect areas where radioactive floor contamination is a prominent risk. However, the accuracy of detection could be adversely affected by enhanced radiation signal through self-contamination of the robot occurring over the course of the inspection. In this work, it was hypothesised that a six-legged robot could offer advantages over the more conventio...

Potential for optimizing the perioperative care in robotic prostatectomy patients by adoption of enhanced recovery after surgery principles.

Several benefits have been reported after applying the principles of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) into the perioperative care of patients un...

Validity of robotic simulation for high-stakes examination: a pilot study.

Simulation is increasingly being used to train surgeons and access technical competency in robotic skills. The construct validity of using simulation ...

An initial experience with a novel technique of single-port robotic resection for rectal cancer.

BACKGROUND: The da Vinci single-port (SP) system is designed to facilitate single-incision robotic surgery in a narrow space. We developed a new proce...

State of the art robotic distal pancreatectomy: a review of the literature.

Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy has become increasingly used in practice. While laparoscopic approach is the most commonly used technique, ro...

Re: Paolo Dell'Oglio, Elio Mazzone, Edward Lambert, et al. The Effect of Surgical Experience on Perioperative and Oncological Outcomes After Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion: Evidence from a Referral Centre with Extensive Experience in Robotic Surgery. Eur Urol Focus 2021;7:352-8.

A deep learning system for detecting diabetic retinopathy across the disease spectrum.

Retinal screening contributes to early detection of diabetic retinopathy and timely treatment. To facilitate the screening process, we develop a deep ...

State of the art and challenges for the classification of studies on electromechanical and robotic devices in neurorehabilitation: a scoping review.

INTRODUCTION: The rapid development of electromechanical and robotic devices has profoundly influenced neurorehabilitation. Growth in the scientific a...

Resection of Intracranial Tumors with a Robotic-Assisted Digital Microscope: A Preliminary Experience with Robotic Scope.

BACKGROUND: Magnified intraoperative visualization is of paramount importance during microsurgical procedures. Although the introduction of the operat...

A Comparative Study of Modulation of Neuroendocrine Stress Response by Dexmedetomidine versus Fentanyl Premedication during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

INTRODUCTION: Surgical stress is the systemic response to surgical injury. Analyzing these surgical stress responses and pharmacologically modulating ...

Design and implementation of a hand-held robot-assisted minimally invasive surgical device with enhanced intuitive manipulability and stable grip force.

BACKGROUND: The conventional hand-held minimally invasive surgical devices commonly suffer from non-intuitive manipulability and restricted flexibilit...

Laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection versus open retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer: A comparison of clinical and perioperative outcomes.

OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to evaluate the clinical and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (L-RPLND...

The Click-On gamma probe, a second-generation tethered robotic gamma probe that improves dexterity and surgical decision-making.

PURPOSE: Decision-making and dexterity, features that become increasingly relevant in (robot-assisted) minimally invasive surgery, are considered key ...

Co-occurrence balanced time series classification for the semi-supervised recognition of surgical smoke.

PURPOSE: Automatic recognition and removal of smoke in surgical procedures can reduce risks to the patient by supporting the surgeon. Surgical smoke c...

Robot-assisted sleeve gastrectomy in patients with obesity with a novel Chinese domestic MicroHand SII surgical system.

BACKGROUND: A new device has been added to the Chinese MicroHand surgical robot family, developed based on the successful application of control algor...

Leveraging electronic health record data to inform hospital resource management : A systematic data mining approach.

Early identification of resource needs is instrumental in promoting efficient hospital resource management. Hospital information systems, and electron...

Machine learning for predicting preoperative red blood cell demand.

BACKGROUND: The paucity of accurate quantitative standards for determining the quantity of red blood cells (RBCs) needed for perioperative patients an...

Application of nano-carbon and titanium clip combined labeling in robot-assisted laparoscopic transverse colon cancer surgery.

BACKGROUND: Robot-assisted laparoscopic transverse colon tumor surgery requires precise tumor localization. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ...

Introduction of robotic surgery does not negatively affect cardiothoracic surgery resident experience.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the educational impact following the implementation of a robotic thoracic surgery program on cardiothoraci...