Key result
Beating heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass using a robotic system was successfully performed in two high-risk patients with minimal blood loss and patent grafts at 4 weeks.
Population
2 patients requiring coronary artery bypass (one Jehovah's Witness, one HIV-positive)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Robotic beating-heart TECAB appears feasible in select high-risk cases; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before wider adoption.
Case Report (n=2)
No
Robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass on the beating heart is feasible and beneficial for patients requiring bloodless surgery or posing high infection risks to staff.
Casula et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Coronary artery disease (n=2). Beating heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (BHTECAB) using DaVinci robotic system was evaluated on Surgical success, blood loss, and graft patency. Beating heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass using a robotic system was successfully performed in two high-risk patients with minimal blood loss and patent grafts at 4 weeks.