Robotic-assisted cardiac surgery without aortic cross-clamping: A safe alternative approach.
Ahmet Umit GulluŞahin ŞenayEgemen ErsinÖnder DemirhisarTarik WhithamMuharrem KocyigitCem AlhanPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
Robotic-assisted cardiac surgery without cross-clamping may provide reasonable outcomes in patients with severe aortic calcification or mediastinal adhesions undergoing intracardiac repair. These acceptable outcomes may encourage surgeons to perform this approach in appropriate group of patients.
Keyphrases
- cardiac surgery
- end stage renal disease
- acute kidney injury
- chronic kidney disease
- aortic valve
- newly diagnosed
- lymph node
- pulmonary artery
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- early onset
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- quality improvement
- coronary artery
- insulin resistance
- pulmonary hypertension
- left atrial appendage