Surgery

Lung protective ventilation strategy to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy for bladder cancer: A randomized double blinded clinical trial.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of ventilation with low tidal volume and positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy (RARC) for bladder cancer.

Use of Machine Learning to Develop and Evaluate Models Using Preoperative and Intraoperative Data to Identify Risks of Postoperative Complications.

IMPORTANCE: Postoperative complications can significantly impact perioperative care management and planning.

A Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Benefit of Posterior Rhabdosphincter Reconstruction in Early Urinary Continence Recovery after Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

Posterior rhabdosphincter reconstruction (PRR) has been proposed to improve early urinary continence (UC) recovery after radical prostatectomy (RP). I...

Optimizing predictive strategies for acute kidney injury after major vascular surgery.

BACKGROUND: Postoperative acute kidney injury is common after major vascular surgery and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and cost. ...

Re: Vinayak G. Wagaskar, Ankur Mittal, Stanislaw Sobotka, et al. Hood Technique for Robotic Radical Prostatectomy-Preserving Periurethral Anatomical Structures in the Space of Retzius and Sparing the Pouch of Douglas, Enabling Early Return of Continence Without Compromising Surgical Margin Rates. Eur Urol. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2020.09.044.

Harnessing the Multistability of Kresling Origami for Reconfigurable Articulation in Soft Robotic Arms.

This study examines a biology-inspired approach of using reconfigurable articulation to reduce the control requirement for soft robotic arms. We const...

Diffusion histology imaging differentiates distinct pediatric brain tumor histology.

High-grade pediatric brain tumors exhibit the highest cancer mortality rates in children. While conventional MRI has been widely adopted for examining...

Peri-operative blood management of Jehovah's Witnesses undergoing cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of a peri-operative bloodless medicine and surgery (BMS) protocol in re...

A Review on the Current Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Operating Room.

. Artificial intelligence (AI) is an era upcoming in medicine and, more recently, in the operating room (OR). Existing literature elaborates mainly on...

Human-Robot Perception in Industrial Environments: A Survey.

Perception capability assumes significant importance for human-robot interaction. The forthcoming industrial environments will require a high level of...

Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in Low-Volume Regions: Should It Be Abandoned or Adopted? A Multi-Institutional Outcome Study.

To present multinational experience in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) by fellowship-trained expertise in low-volume regions in Gulf Coop...

A usability study in patients with stroke using MERLIN, a robotic system based on serious games for upper limb rehabilitation in the home setting.

BACKGROUND: Neuroscience and neurotechnology are transforming stroke rehabilitation. Robotic devices, in addition to telerehabilitation, are increasin...

Automatic segmentation of inner ear on CT-scan using auto-context convolutional neural network.

Temporal bone CT-scan is a prerequisite in most surgical procedures concerning the ear such as cochlear implants. The 3D vision of inner ear structure...

An inguinal hernia that arose after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and the repair of an intraoperative external iliac vein injury: A case report.

This case involved a 63-year-old man. He underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer. One year after the operation, he c...

Robotic natural-orifice IntraCorporeal anastomosis with Extraction (NICE procedure) for complicated diverticulitis.

BACKGROUND: Totally intracorporeal surgery for left-sided resection carries numerous potential advantages by avoiding crossing staple lines and elimin...

Propensity matched analysis of short term oncological and perioperative outcomes following robotic and thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy for carcinoma esophagus- the first Indian experience.

Thoracolaparoscopic esophagectomy (TLE) for carcinoma esophagus has better short-term outcomes compared to open esophagectomy. The precise role of rob...

Key Experimental Factors of Machine Learning-Based Identification of Surgery Cancellations.

This study aimed to provide effective methods for the identification of surgeries with high cancellation risk based on machine learning models and ana...

An interdisciplinary team-training protocol for robotic gynecologic surgery improves operating time and costs: analysis of a 4-year experience in a university hospital setting.

Main aim of this study is to assess the effect of a structured, interdisciplinary, surgical, team-training protocol in robotic gynecologic surgery, wi...

Primary vs redo robotic pyeloplasty: A comparison of outcomes.

INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty (RALP) is a safe and efficacious option for repair of UPJO. We hypothesize that redo-RALP is tec...

Surgical training model and safe implementation of robotic pancreatoduodenectomy in Japan: a technical note.

BACKGROUND: Growing evidence for the advantages of robotic pancreatoduodenectomy (RPD) has been demonstrated internationally. However, there has been ...