ObjectiveTo compare the effect of da Vinci Surgical System and video-assisted mini-thoractomy (VAMT) on postoperative pain of patients with lungs or mediastinal tumor. MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 88 patients with lung or mediastinal tumor who underwent surgical treatment in our hospital from January 2015 through April 2015. The patients were divided into two groups including a robot group and a VAMT group. There were 49 patients in the robot group with 23 males and 26 females at age of 55.14±13.03 years and 39 patients with 23 males and 16 females at age of 56.92±8.98 years in the VAMT group. ResultsCompared with the VAMT group, shorter operation time (t=-2.298, P=0.024) and shorter time of drainage (t=-2.421, P=0.018) were found in the robot group with statistical differences. There was a statistical difference in visual analogue scale (VAS) scores of postoperative 24 hours between the robot group and the VAMT group (1.00±0.74 vs. 2.33±1.64, t=-4.704, P=0.000). While no statistical difference was found in VAS scores of postoperative 48 hours (t=-0.244, P=0.808) between the two groups. ConclusionCompared with VAMT, da Vinci Surgical System can be used in the treatment of lung and mediastinal tumor with shorter operation time, shorter time of drainage, less pain, and less invasiveness.
ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the effectiveness, safety and ethics of Da Vinci Surigcal System (dVSS)in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, and provide evidence for its clinical application. MethodsWe searched VIP, CNKI, WanFang Database, CBM, official website of National Health and Family Planning Commission of People's Republic of China, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, WHO ICTRP search portal, ClinicalTrials.gov, Chinese Clinical Trial Registration Center, Australian-New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry and ISRCTN to collect clinical trials of dVSS for thoracic and cardiovascular diseases to evaluate its effectiveness, safety and ethics. The search time was from the establishment of each database to January 2014. The quality of included literatures was evaluated by Grades of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). ResultsA total of 31 studies were identified including 4 case control studies and 27 retrospective studies involving 1 037 patients. The quality of included literatures was all very low. dVSS had been widely used in cardiothoracic surgery including coronary artery bypass grafting, valvuloplasty or valve replacement, thoracic tumor resection, etc. Compared with conventional surgery and thoracoscopy, the safety and effectiveness of dVSS was good, while its economic burden was heavier for the patients. dVSS could benefit patients and improve clinical level of cardiothoracic surgery. The disciplines and qualification of dVSS application was legal, but the maturity of its clinical use needed improvement, and relevant measures were required. The ethics in the research, introduction and application of dVSS had some problems which deserved more attention. ConclusionsClinical use of dVSS in cardiothoracic surgery is relatively safe and effective, but research quality needs to be improved. More studies on the economics and ethics of dVSS are needed in the field of cardiothoracic surgery. Relevant measures of precaution, accountability and patient protection are required to further improve clinical application of dVSS in cardiothoracic surgery, and whole-process ethical supervision should be conducted with the help of existing clinical ethical review platform.
ObjectiveTo summarize the management of anesthesia during robotic off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with the da Vinci surgical system in minimal thoractomy. MethodsFrom May 2011 to December 2014, 24 patients (20 males and 4 females) at the average age of 62.1±12.8 years underwent robotic off-pump CABG with the da Vinci surgical system in our hospital. All the patients underwent the continuous invasive blood pressure monitoring, endotracheal intubation with the double-lumen tube after induction of general anesthesia, fiber bronchoscope positioning, intraoperative application of one-lung ventilation, placing the Swan-Ganz floating catheter, and monitoring the echocar-diography (TEE) and blood gas analysis and indexes of hemodynamics. ResultsAll the patients were stable during the anesthesia induction period. There was no severe hypoxemia and hypercapnia. The surgery was successful and there was no thoracotomy. All the patients left off breathing machine postoperatively.The duration of mechanical ventilation was 5.3±2.8 hours. All patients were moved out from ICU in 18 hours.There was no thoracotomy for hemostasis after surgery. All the patients were discharged on the fourth or fifth day postoperatively. There was no death relevant to surgery or perioperative complications. There was no recurrence of cardiovascular events on the 30th day,3 months and 6 months postoperative follow-up. ConclusionThis anesthesia method is safe and effective. It is a rapid recovery way with the fewer complications, less suffering of the patients, reliable anesthesia management and high satisfaction of the patients'.