– It will be very exciting, says patient Godtfred Fosse (75).
He is in bed at Sørlandet Hospital in Arendal. Soon he will undergo a truly unique heart surgery.
What’s special is that one of the surgeons is 2,000 kilometers away.
Senior doctor and heart specialist Christian Eek at Rikshospitalet attends a medical conference in Belgrade.
He will assist section chief Slobodan Calic, who is with the patient in Arendal.
Cardiologist Christian Hesbø Eek demonstrated to congress attendees how this type of collaboration can happen. He participated in the operation through the screen.
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Virtual button
The 75-year-old Fosse has agreed to be a “guinea pig” during a partially remote-controlled operation.
1,500 conference attendees followed with gusto. Use of new technology Mixed Reality will be shown to a hall full of doctors attending the congress in Serbia.
Senior doctor Calic in Arendal wearing glasses mr. This allowed Eek’s senior doctor in Belgrade to see everything Calic saw.
In addition, Eek can press virtual buttons interactive holograms instrument panel as if he were in the hospital in Arendal.
He can also draw X-rays virtually if necessary.
– One could get help from experts in faraway places who could participate in complex operations. It is a form of collaboration that is transferable to almost any other area of medicine, Calic believes.
Section head Slobodan Calic at the PCI center at Sørlandet Hospital in Arendal.
Photo: Pål Tegnander / NRK
Can save lives
Together with the Rikshospitalet, Sørlandet Hospital was one of the first in the world to use modern technology to unclog the heart arteries.
Calic believes the new technology causes fewer complications and is safer for patients. Transfer of expertise will also be easier, according to him.
– When there are two operators, you get a better success rate. I believe this type of communication during surgery can save a patient’s life, says Calic.
Cardiologists in Belgrade followed for an hour while surgeons in Arendal pushed the stent through the heart’s coronary arteries.
Cardiologist Eek told the hall audience why this was a useful way to use technology. At the same time, he was discussing with Calic what should be the next step in the operation.
Long operation
After four hours, the delicate operation was completed. With success.
Fosse’s veins have been examined and opened, meanwhile with help from Eek.
Godtfred Fosse can wait a few days in the hospital after surgery. This is followed by training and a healthy diet for newly operated patients.
– It’s an adventure, said one impressed patient.
Godtfred Fosse recently underwent heart surgery in front of 1,500 cardiologists from around the world. Through the screen.
Photo: Siv Kristin Sællmann / NRK
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