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100 Robotic Cases.
Recently completed 100 successful robotic general surgical cases. Thanks to the wonderful OR team and my office personnel that made it happen. I have had a good case mix of foregut surgeries, gallbladder removals, hernias repairs and colon resections. I must admit that the newer technology has made it possible for the recent milestone. It is amazing what is being done in the world of surgery using the robot. I met a thoracic surgeon from Berlin, Germany who has performed more than 500 thymectomies alone using the robot ! Compared to that I feel like an infant in the world of advanced technology. Have a long way to go ….
Misunderstanding the Doctor !
I laughed a lot when I saw this cartoon. Happens every day, sometimes for a more frolic reason ! Makes being a doctor worth these funny times. Reminds me of another cartoon quip about a female patient in her 90’s who goes to her primary care for a general check. The doctor, as usual puts his stethoscope on her chest and says “Big Breaths”… for which she replied .. “yes, they used to be, once upon a time”!
2015 ACS Clinical Congress, Chicago.
Attended 2 days. Went to a variety of sessions. Unique one was titled “Should that surgeon be operating”. Learnt a lot in that session. Since I am the chief of surgery for another year, it may come in handy ! Also liked the session on “How I control the bleeding”?. Some good video presentations on control of liver bleeding, retrohepatic venacava and also about REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta). A nice endovascular technique to occlude the aorta above the bleeding source, in an attempt to gain some time with catching up with patient resuscitation and control of hemorrhage. I liked the discussion on Acute Care Surgery in the elderly patient. Some good discussions there. The video presentations were not that great. Didn’t see much in the way of presentations in robotic surgery. Probably most of them were taken to the CRSA. Overall a good 2 days at the ACS meeting.
7th Annual CRSA, Chicago, IL.
This is the first time I had the chance to attend the Clinical Robotics Surgical Association meeting. I was amazed as to the amount of advancement there has been in the application of robotics in the surgical field. I must confess that I didn’t know that there have been kidney transplants performed to date and to apply this technology to patients that have been turned down a transplant because of their high body mass index. The results are amazing so far.