ZUO Zhuang 1,2 , TANG Xu 1,2 , CHEN Wenlong 1,2 , JIN Dacheng 1 , CAO Wei 1,2 , GOU Yunjiu 1
  • 1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial People’s Hospital, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China;
  • 2. The First Clinical Medical College of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China;
GOU Yunjiu, Email: gouyunjiu@163.com
5G communication technology; telesurgery; robotic surgery; radical lung cancer surgery; mediastinal tumor resection
10.7507/1007-4848.202412026
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Objective  To evaluate the safety and feasibility of remote robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery utilizing 5G technology. Methods  Clinical data from five patients who underwent 5G remote robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery at the Thoracic Surgery Center of Gansu Provincial People's Hospital from May to October 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. Results  Finally, five patients were included. There were 2 males and 3 females at median age of 50 (42-63) years. All five surgeries (including 1 patient of lobectomy, 3 patients of partial lung resection and 1 patient of mediastinal lesion resection) were successfully completed without conversion to thoracotomy, complications, or mortality. The median intraoperative signal delay across the patients was 39 (37-42) ms. The median psychological load score for the surgeons was 9 (3-13). The median operation time was 100 (80-122) minutes with a median intraoperative blood loss of 100 (30-200) mL. Catheter drainage lasted a median of 4 (3-5) days, and the median drainage volumes on the first, second, and third postoperative day were 200 (100-300) mL, 150 (60-220) mL, and 80 (30-180) mL, respectively. The median postoperative hospital stay was 4 (3-7) days, and the median pain scores on the third postoperative day were 3 (1-4), 3 (0-3), and 1 (0-3), respectively. Conclusion  5G remote robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is safe and effective, with good surgical experience, smooth operation and small intraoperative delay.

Citation： ZUO Zhuang, TANG Xu, CHEN Wenlong, JIN Dacheng, CAO Wei, GOU Yunjiu. Five patients undergoing 5G remote robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2025, 32(5): 594-597. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202412026 Copy

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