Key result
Robotic mitral valve surgery reduces postoperative pain and speeds recovery, accounting for ~10% of all cases.
Robotically assisted minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is increasingly utilized, accounting for approximately 10% of all mitral valve surgeries according to STS data.
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery may reduce recovery time and pain; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm benefits in complex cases.
Increased recognition of advantages, over the last decade, of minimizing surgical trauma by operating through smaller incisions and its direct impact on reduced postoperative pain, quicker recovery, improved cosmesis and earlier return to work has spurred the minimally invasive cardiac surgical revolution. This transition began in the early 1990s with advancements in endoscopic instruments, video & fiberoptic technology and improvements in perfusion systems for establishing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) via peripheral cannulation. Society of Thoracic Surgeons data documents that 20% of all mitral valve surgeries are performed using minimally invasive techniques, with half being robotically assisted. This article reviews the current status of robotically assisted mitral valve surgery, its advantages and technical modifications for optimizing clinical outcomes.
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Mandal et al. (2013) conducted a review in Mitral valve disease requiring surgery. Robotically assisted minimally invasive mitral valve surgery was evaluated. Robotically assisted minimally invasive mitral valve surgery accounts for 10% of all mitral valve surgeries and offers advantages such as reduced postoperative pain and quicker recovery.
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