Using a 3D printer in cardiac valve surgery: a systematic review.
Liliana Fortini Cavalheiro BollGuilherme Oberto RodriguesClarissa Garcia RodriguesFelipe Bertollo FerreiraMaria-Claudia IrigoyenSílvia GoldmeierPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)
Up to the present time, there are no studies including a considerable number of patients. A 3D-printed model produced based on the patient enables the surgeon to plan the surgical procedure and choose the best material, size, format, and thickness to be used. This planning leads to reduced surgery time, exposure, and consequently, lower risk of infection.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mitral valve
- prognostic factors
- robot assisted
- aortic valve
- surgical site infection
- case report
- aortic stenosis
- coronary artery disease
- optical coherence tomography
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- acute coronary syndrome