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Lung Cancer Screening Using Low-Dose Computed Tomography
Published in Ayman El-Baz, Jasjit S. Suri, Lung Imaging and CADx, 2019
Alison Wenholz, Ikenna Okereke
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery is beneficial to patients because it decreases postoperative pain for the patient. Performing the surgery thoracoscopically or with robotic assistance minimizes surgical incisions and reduces trauma to tissues. This results in shorter hospital stays, reduced blood loss, decreased pain, and less scarring. Since the late 1990s, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been utilized, particularly for early-stage lung cancers. One study analyzed the perioperative parameters in patients who underwent lobectomy by either an open approach or a VATS approach, and the consensus was that VATS major lung resection is favorable and results in shorter hospital stay and reduced overall costs [22]. According to a retrospective, multi-institutional database analyses of nearly 4,000 patients who underwent either open lobectomy or VATS lobectomy, VATS lobectomy was significantly superior to an open approach in hospital costs, length of stay, and risk of adverse events [22]. The only disadvantage of VATS procedure is a longer operating time, but recently most centers that have active minimally invasive programs have experienced similar operative times as the surgeon experience level has increased. Minimally invasive thoracic surgery is the optimal choice for patients undergoing a lobectomy if technically possible.
Emerging Trends in Nanotechnology for Diagnosis and Therapy of Lung Cancer
Published in Alok Dhawan, Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh Kumar, Rishi Shanker, Nanobiotechnology, 2018
Nanda Rohra, Manish Gore, Sathish Dyawanapelly, Mahesh Tambe, Ankit Gautam, Meghna Suvarna, Ratnesh Jain, Prajakta Dandekar
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): In this technique, a small incision or cut is made in the chest through which a thoracoscope, a tube-like structure, is inserted. The thoracoscope is equipped with light and a tiny camera that is connected to a visual screen and allows the surgeon to observe the tissue during surgery. Using the thoracoscope, a lung lobe can be removed without making a large incision in the chest (Chang and Sugarbaker 2003).
Secure medical digital twin via human-centric interaction and cyber vulnerability resilience
Published in Connection Science, 2022
In recent years, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become a popular method for lung cancer surgery. VATS is a minimally invasive operation, which only requires few small incisions in the patient's skin. It reduces the exposure of internal organs to external pollutants during surgery. Compared with traditional surgery, VATS has better cosmetic effects, shorter postoperative recovery time and short-term painkillers. Therefore, our new lung MDT chooses minimally invasive surgery as reference. Recently, the machine–human interaction through virtual reality has attracted a number of research. For example, Delp et al. proposed the application of VR technology in medical practice (Delp et al., 1990). However, there is lack of quantitative research on machine–human interaction in MDT with VATS. The well-known laparoscopic surgery simulator and evaluation method (Veronesi et al., 2016) doesn't consider the key characteristics of thoracoscopic surgery MDT, the narrow space, dangerous operation, and complex details. In this paper, we will bridge the gap through a new MDT research.
Development and Validation for Extended Reality-Based MIS Simulator Using Cumulative Summation
Published in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 2022
Zhibao Qin, Yinjia Wang, Junzhen Du, Yonghang Tai, Junsheng Shi
In recent years, Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), as one of the surgical procedures, compared with traditional open surgery, MIS has the advantages of less trauma, less pain, shorter recovery cycle and so on. Laparoscopy and thoracoscopy are the two major operations in minimally invasive surgery. The surgical skills are essential, 1–4 small holes are usually opened to place surgical instruments and endoscopes on the MIS. There are certain differences between laparoscopy and thoracoscopy, such as the site of operation, surgical instruments, opening position, etc. But there are similarities between the two, such as gripping objects, stitching, etc. The traditional surgical skills training includes mostly an autopsy, video teaching, observation in the operating room, etc. These methods also have many shortcomings, which include the lack of cadaver resources and few practical opportunities. Therefore, a large number of simulators have been developed for novices to train their surgical skills, the novice can carry out different surgical skills by practicing anytime and anywhere, such as hand-eye coordination, hands coordination, and depth perception abilities. At the same time, the simulator can also be used to evaluate the subjects’ surgical skills. At present, Box simulators and VR simulators are the main ones used for surgical skills training in the market, the laparoscopic simulator training system and the accompanying surgical skill assessment system are relatively mature. Currently, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is the primary surgical method used to treat thoracic diseases (Hansen et al., 2011; Solomon et al., 2011). However, the system for assessing the skills of thoracoscopic surgery is currently lacking (Jensen et al., 2018).