On April 22, two "main control machines" in the lecture hall on the second floor of the Science and Technology Building of Ruijin Hospital lit up together, and five display screens were simultaneously connected to the five hospitals in Sanming, Yunnan, Ruijin, Jiangxi, Boao, Hainan and Jiading, Shanghai. Experts from Ruijin Hospital performed surgical treatment for patients thousands of miles away.

The two main control machines of Ruijin General Hospital transmit signals in real time through 5G networks and seamlessly connect with five remote surgical robots. They have performed high-difficulty surgeries such as pancreas, liver and gallbladder, urinary, and gastrointestinal tract in five hospitals respectively.

In Diqing, Yunnan, 2,950 kilometers away from Shanghai, a 57-year-old Tibetan patient needed emergency surgery due to rectal tumors. The medical resources here are relatively scarce. However, through real-time transmission of the Internet, Zhao Ren, deputy director of Ruijin Hospital and chief physician of general surgery, made the operation accurate. The patient's family was very moved when watching the entire process, thinking that the Shanghai experts seemed to be by their side, breaking the distance between mountains and rivers.

A 64-year-old female patient in Sanming, Fujian was diagnosed with suspected liver cancer with the left outer lobe of the liver, accompanied by gallbladder stones; another 49-year-old male patient was also diagnosed with left renal clear cell carcinoma. Both surgeries were extremely complex liver and gallbladder and urinary system surgeries, but under the remote operation of Peng Chenghong, tenured professor and chief physician of general surgery at Ruijin Hospital, and Xu Danfeng, director of urology, the two surgeries were successfully completed at Sanming First Hospital, and the patients changed from worry at the beginning to peace of mind.

A 42-year-old patient in Ruijin, Jiangxi Province has been troubled by gallbladder stones and severe cholecystitis for a long time. Under the remote operation of Chen Yongjun, director of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery of Ruijin Hospital, the cholecystectomy was successfully completed. The operation was successful, and the patient and his family were very grateful.

In Boao, Hainan, a 38-year-old male patient suffered from pseudocysts of the pancreas for a long time. Peng Chenghong, tenured professor and chief physician of general surgery at Ruijin Hospital, successfully performed pancreatic tail resection through remote manipulation at Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, bringing new hope for treatment to patients.

In Jiading, Shanghai, a 70-year-old patient was diagnosed with gastric antrum malignant tumor with pyloric obstruction, which was extremely difficult. However, under the careful operation of Zhao Ren, deputy director of Ruijin Hospital and chief physician of general surgery, the radical gastric cancer surgery was successfully completed, which once again demonstrated the powerful advantages of telemedicine in Ruijin Hospital.

The success of these five surgeries not only demonstrates the huge potential of telemedicine, but also highlights Ruijin Hospital's active efforts in promoting medical homogeneity, breaking regional boundaries, and realizing resource sharing. "We have narrowed the distance between the surgery and the patient through 5G technology, almost achieving zero delay effect, breaking through regional and environmental restrictions." Ning Guang, director of Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, said, "Technology can break the spatial distance and allow patients around the world to enjoy the medical level of Ruijin Hospital. This is exactly the responsibility of our large public hospitals.

[Editor in charge: Sun Hui]