Surgeon in Wuhan, patient in Hyderabad: How a robotic surgery unfolded in real time
A robotic surgery was successfully performed remotely by Dr. Syed Mohammed Ghouse from Wuhan, China, on a patient in Hyderabad, India. The procedure utilized a high-speed internet connection to allow real-time communication between the surgeon and a local surgical assistant. The patient was discharged on the same day, highlighting the potential of telesurgery in modern medical practices.
- ▪Dr. Ghouse performed a robotic ureteric reimplant procedure from over 4,000 km away.
- ▪The surgery was facilitated by a stable internet connection and a robotic system called MedBot.
- ▪Continuous two-way communication allowed for real-time coordination between the surgeon and the assistant.
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For a patient lying inside an operation theatre (OT) in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India, the surgeon performing the procedure was not standing nearby, but hunched over an instrument over 4,000 km away in a medical facility on Jiefang Boulevard, Wuhan, China. Yet, according to Syed Mohammed Ghouse, the experience felt almost identical to performing a regular robotic surgery inside the same OT. On May 18, Dr. Ghouse, robotic surgeon at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) in Hyderabad, remotely performed a robotic ureteric reimplant procedure on a Hyderabad patient diagnosed with lower ureteric stricture while he was physically present at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan. The patient was prepared for the surgery by the team in Hyderabad, then Dr.
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