On the morning of October 27th, in the operating room, Professor Mu Yiping, director of the Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, was performing a full-laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) which could be seen as a most typical abdominal surgery. At the same time, 1779 km from the operating room, in the 5G venue of the 3rd Shengjing International Pancreatic Surgery Forum held in Liaoning Province, the synchronized live broadcast of the surgery appeared on the high-definition display.

In the operating room, Prof. Mu Yiping and his team were cautiously performing the surgery. At an inconspicuous corner of the operating room, a camera was aiming at the operating table. Real-time sharing and interaction of high-definition laparoscopic images and surgical video were realized through the 5G network. The audience in Liaoning Province can see the live broadcast of the surgery with ultra-high-definition pictures, as if they were physically in the operating room. The intraoperative bleeding control, ligation and suture, and the tacit cooperation between the surgeon and the assistants in the operating room have won praises from the experts at the scene.

"Live broadcast of surgery is not new. The previous 4G technology can also be used for live broadcast of surgery, but it is not very smooth, which is not conducive to detailed display." In the operating room, Prof. Mu Yiping introduced, "Now with 5G technology, these previous problems have all been solved, and the picture is very clear, as if we were physically there."

It can be expected that 5G technology will improve the efficiency of doctors, break the limitations of time and space, and let high-quality medical resources be shared. With the support of 5G technology, the medical industry can make full use of information technologies such as Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, to improve the patient experience and the efficiency of medical services.

Relying on the continuous improvement of 5G network, Zhejiang People’s Hospital will speed up the popularization and promotion of digital medical applications such as remote diagnosis, remote surgery and artificial intelligence, so as to realize the interconnection of medical information between hospitals and cities, and further accelerate the construction process of intelligent hospitals.

Executive Editor: Ke Ye

Translation: Ke Ye, Wenjin Chen