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Remote robotic percutaneous coronary intervention: An animal feasibility study
Author(s) -
Eleid Mackram F.,
Zheng Park P.,
Gulati Rajiv,
Bergman Per,
Kottenstette Nicholas,
Li Yao,
Lerman Amir,
Sandhu Gurpreet S.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.28978
Subject(s) - conventional pci , medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , latency (audio) , cath lab , myocardial infarction , surgery , cardiology , computer science , telecommunications
Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility and safety of robotic PCI performed using an off‐siteremote‐control system in an animal model. Background Access to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains a challenge in acute myocardial infarction management. The combination of telemedicine and robotic PCI allow the potential delivery of primary PCI to remote locations without the delay of transfer. Methods This single‐center prospective pilot preclinical feasibility study compared robotic PCI with remote PCI on swine across three stages (adjacent room, different floor of the same building, two different buildings). Latency up to 1,000 ms was introduced into the operating environment to simulate decreased network quality (blinded to operator). The primary outcome measures were technical success and acute safety. The secondary outcome measures included lesion wiring time, procedural time and qualitative scoring of the PCI experience by the operator. Results Across 52 experiments in 15 animals, technical success was 100%. No procedural complications occurred during the study. No significant difference in lesion treatment time was detected between stages ( p = .11) and between time per target vessel when latency up to 1,000 ms was introduced ( p = .58). Injected delay >250 ms had the greatest impact on procedure perceived lag. Longer procedure time was associated with lower procedure impact score, regardless of injected latency. Conclusions Remote robotic PCI was feasible and safe in an animal model. Procedural duration was acceptable and unaffected by network latency. Future studies are needed to determine the safety and feasibility of remote PCI in humans.