Key result
A 20-year institutional experience with robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting demonstrated successful transition to a high-volume program performing >100 procedures annually.
Why the study?
Despite enthusiasm for minimally invasive approaches, robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass has achieved limited adoption.
A 20-year institutional experience demonstrates the feasibility of establishing a high-volume robotic-assisted CABG program.
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass combined with robotic assistance (RA-MIDCAB) or totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass procedures allows patients to realize the benefits of minimally invasive surgery.1 Despite enthusiasm for minimally invasive approaches, RA-MIDCAB has still achieved limited adoption.2 Our program has a 20-year experience performing robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and has transitioned to a high-volume program with >100 procedures performed annually with excellent outcomes (Table 1).
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Lutz et al. (2024) studied Coronary artery disease requiring bypass grafting. Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting (RA-MIDCAB) was evaluated. A 20-year institutional experience with robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting demonstrated successful transition to a high-volume program performing >100 procedures annually.
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