Surgery

[The application of a small incision combined with improved percutaneous tracheostomy in difficult tracheostomy].

OBJECTIVE: To describe an improved percutaneous tracheostomy combined with conventional tracheostomy technique with result of less trauma and fewer complications, and to explore its application in the patients for whom conventional tracheostomy is difficult to perform.

Efficacy and Safety Evaluation on Arterial Thrombolysis in Treating Acute Cerebral Infarction.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intra-arterial thrombolysis in treating acute cerebral infarction and further discuss the indications of acute cerebral infarction treatment, in order to enhance the therapeutic effects of arterial thrombolysis. The data of 164 patients with acute cerebral infarction who accepted intra-arterial thrombolysis treatment by using r...

Prognostic Risk Factors Associated with Recurrence and Metastasis After Radical Resection in Patients with Hepatolithiasis Complicated by Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma.

The objective of this study was to analyze the predictive significance of different prognostic factors associated with recurrence and metastasis after...

In-Depth Survey of Scarring and Distress in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach Robotic Thyroidectomy or Conventional Open Thyroidectomy.

PURPOSE: Oncologic and surgical outcomes of bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) robotic thyroidectomy (RoT) are comparable with those of open thyr...

Blood pressure and heart rate from the arterial blood pressure waveform can reliably estimate cardiac output in a conscious sheep model of multiple hemorrhages and resuscitation using computer machine learning approaches.

BACKGROUND: This study was a first step to facilitate the development of automated decision support systems using cardiac output (CO) for combat casua...

Surgical Residents are Excluded From Robot-assisted Surgery.

PURPOSE: Implementation of a robotic system may influence surgical training. The aim was to report the charge of the operating surgeon and the bedside...

[Robotic surgery in urology: the Italian contribution].

The introduction of robotic technology has given a major boost to the urologic surgery by expanding the indications of minimally-invasive surgery. The...

[The robotic surgeon training].

The widespread robotic surgery in the world highlighted the relevance of the training programs for young urologists and residents. In the last years, ...

Dynamic Arterial Elastance in Predicting Arterial Pressure Increase After Fluid Challenge During Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: A Prospective Observational Study.

During robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, specific physiological conditions such as carbon dioxide insufflation and the steep Trendelenburg po...

Using a Robotic Cat in Dementia Care: A Pilot Study.

The current study aimed to explore (a) reactions of individuals with dementia to an interactive robotic cat and their relatives' and professional care...

New frontiers in the rubber hand experiment: when a robotic hand becomes one's own.

The rubber hand illusion is an experimental paradigm in which participants consider a fake hand to be part of their body. This paradigm has been used ...

Robotic neurorehabilitation in patients with chronic stroke: psychological well-being beyond motor improvement.

Although gait abnormality is one of the most disabling events following stroke, cognitive, and psychological impairments can be devastating. The Lokom...

Clinical pedicle screw accuracy and deviation from planning in robot-guided spine surgery: robot-guided pedicle screw accuracy.

STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective chart review was performed for 112 consecutive minimally invasive spinal surgery patients who underwent pedicular screw ...

Robotic Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer in Obese Patients With Comorbidities: Evaluating Postoperative Complications.

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to determine (1) if there is a relationship between increasing body mass index (BMI) and postoperative comp...

Pentafecta Outcomes of 230 Cases of Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy with Bilateral Neurovascular Bundle Preservation.

AIM: We analyzed pentafecta outcomes [complication-free, continence, potency, negative surgical margins (NSM)], biochemical recurrence (BCR)-free] of ...

Comparative Study Between Total Laparoscopic and Total Robotic Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Carcinoma: Clinical Study.

AIM: to compare surgical outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) between total laparoscopic (TLRH) and total robotic radical hysterectomy ...

Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS): Perioperative Nursing Professional Development Program.

Robot-assisted surgery continues to grow in popularity worldwide. Competency and training of personnel for robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is l...

[THE CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC AND ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY].

Impact of Positive Surgical Margins after Radical Prostatectomy on Disease Progression and Adjuvant Treatment in Pathologically Localized Prostate Cancer.

The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of margin positivity in clinically and pathologically localized prostate cancer (pT2) after radical pr...

Assessment of the Risk Factors and Outcomes for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation is the most common complication of cardiac surgery and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Recogni...